Betty Davis Blair

Betty Davis Blair
July 5, 1926 – May 19, 2015

Born to Stella and Samuel Davis on July 5, 1926, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.  The family moved to Baltimore and grew with the birth of siblings Dolores, Sam Jr., and Joyce.  Betty would fondly recall, skipping school and going to the movies with friends giggling away when, from the seats directly behind her, she heard her parents ask what she was doing there.  During the war, she fell in love with a member of the U.S. Air Force, Carl F. Blair, and married June 14, 1947.  Within a couple of years, she welcomed sons David (born in 1949, married to Diana), and later, Carl Jr. (born 1951, married to Bea).  They moved to Littleton, Colorado in 1956, where she lived in a house just behind Centennial Racetrack.  There she became a mother again to two more sons, Rick (born 1959, married to Julie) and Gary (born 1967, married to Susan).  Keeping up with four sons and house work was no easy task, yet she managed it with courage, gumption, and faith.  A devoted Catholic, Betty attended St. Mary’s Parish for 59 years, and insisted that all of her sons enroll in St. Mary’s.  Through the years, Betty held many jobs, once working three jobs at a time to help with family finances.  Betty was memorable everywhere she found a position, including: Centennial Racetrack, Arapahoe Drug Store, Centennial Bank, Columbine Country Club, and with the Denver Broncos.  Many remember Betty as one of the “singing” beer ladies (Level 3) during all Bronco home games for many years at Mile High.  After retiring, Betty enjoyed activities at the senior center, flirting at bingo and gambling at the penny slots in Central City and Blackhawk.  One of the most important things to Betty was family.  She was a fantastic mother and adored by all who knew her including: her children, grandchildren – Gina, Melissa (Nate), Patti (Seth), Kim (Scott), Alex, and David; and great-grandchildren – Bayle, Mason, Maddux, Izzy, and Zach.  She loved traveling with family on cruises and vacations to Walt Disney World, Alaska, Mexico, and Hawaii.  Her humor gave us hope and reminded us not to take life too seriously.  Even in her last days, she told her doctor she could get up and do “a Polish jig” if he would find some music.   Her laugh sent waves of joy throughout a room, often leaving everyone in tears because we laughed so hard.  We remember her as feisty, but honorable, loving, giving, and also our matriarch.  Betty passed May 19, in the arms of her beloved sons.  Her life celebration will be held Saturday, May 30, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at Drinkwine Mortuary in Littleton. 

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