Portrait of Carl Jay Blair

Obituary · Plainview, AR

Carl Jay Blair

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Carl will be deeply missed by all who loved them.

"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose."
— Helen Keller
What Carl loved
Grandchildren

The family of Carl Jay Blair of Plainview, AR announces his passing, and invites all who knew him to remember him here.

A life is more than dates on a stone; here is a small portion of his story.

Memory has a way of softening time.

Carl Jay Blair, 64, of Plainview, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 4, 2026. He was born September 20, 1961 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the late Wilburn Blair and Alva "Ruth" (McElrath) Blair.

Carl was preceded in death by his sister Josie Ballew.

Survivors include his wife Nancy Blair; son Carl Jay Blair, Jr (Lexy); daughter Elizabeth Treat (Jarred); sister Marlene Ward (Greg); sister Barbara Speers (Roy); brother Benny Blair; grandchildren Charles Treat, Bella Treat, Maizie Blair, Kasen Blair, and Knox Blair; and a host of nices and nephews

A celebration of Carl's life will be 2:00 pm Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Dry Fork Cemetery.

Pallbearers include Carl Jay Blair, Jr, Jarred Treat, Braden Davis and Jason Edgar.

Honorary pallbearers are J.R. Davis, Gary Paul Farnam, Eddie Palsa, Greg Ward, Brad Rose and Jerry Don Anderson.

Service Information

  • Service
    Dry ForkTrail 45, Hollis, AR, 71949

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