Jason Ralph Bair III, 48, of St. Paris, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at his residence.
He was born in Urbana on Jan. 15, 1959, a son of Elizabeth Archer Bair, who survives in Urbana, and the late Jason Bair Jr. He also was preceded in death by a son, Ty Allen; an infant brother, Donald Bair; and two sisters, Sandra Funderburgh and Lucinda Current.
On June 29, 1996, he married the former Vickie Ervin in DeGraff, and she survives, along with two daughters, Misty Bair of Huber Heights and Krystal Bair of Conover; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Thompson of Urbana and Emily Henry of St. Paris; a brother, Ronald (Debi) Bair of St. Paris; five sisters, Kim Annette Barnes, Janet (Jon) Cain and DeAnne (Tim) Armstrong, all of Urbana, Shirley (Mike) Dallas of Talbott, Tenn., and Patricia (Wade) Current of Conover; and two grandchildren, Zachary and Klloey Bair of Huber Heights.
A 1977 Graham High School graduate, he retired in January from KTH Parts Industries, where he worked as a die maintenance supervisor.
The Rev. LeRoy Hughes conducts a funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home, DeGraff, where calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial is in the Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Champaign County Cancer Society and Champaign County Hospice.
