Connie Blair

Connie Blair, 79, of Kankakee passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 9, 2024 at home. She was born August 10, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Stanford and Evelyn (Huff) Hammond. On June 13, 1974 she married Michael Blair in Cook County. Connie worked at the Kankakee Royal and Pearl Vision in Bradley from 1990 to 2021, She loved to bowl, play computer games, and crochet. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her son and daughter in law Donnie (Stacie) Blair; daughters, Donna Blanton, Tammy (Amy Ohrt) Blair; eleven grandchildren, Connie Blanton, Debra (Eric) Schiel, Daniel (Kenzi) Todd Jr., Jasmyn Smith, Trenton (Haley) Blair, Trey (Stefanie) Blair, Cassandra (Mike Francoeur) Deyla, Diane (Jevon) Anderson, Jenny (Wayne LaMontagne) Munsterman, Sabrina (Cam) Eisele and Garrett (Lexi) Blair, twelve great grandchildren and special family friend Katrina Woodard. Connie is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas “Mike” Blair; parents, Standford and Evelyn Hammond; sister, Debbie Hammond; brother, Larry Hammond; son, Frankie Ferrall. A Celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Jensen Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.