WILMINGTON — June Poindexter Bair, 95, passed away peacefully Friday, March 27, 2020, at Britthaven of Northchase.
Mrs. Bair was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Her father was Morris Robertson Poindexter (deceased) and her mother was Cornelia Shumate Poindexter (deceased).
June Bair was married in 1946 to Dr. George Bair Sr. (deceased). She had four children, including sons, George Bair Jr., Morris Bair (deceased) and Phillip Bair; and daughter, Barbara Bair Goodman. Her grandchildren are Cassandra Bair, Joseph Bair, John Bair, Jordan Bair, Kayla Bair Erickson and Katherine Bair. Her great-grandchildren include Isabel Bair, Leo Bair, Ian Bair, Maddie Alexander and Atticus Bair. She enjoyed her time with many nieces and nephews. Also surviving is her first cousin Nancy Tolley.
She graduated from the University of Georgia and held a B.A. Degree in English. She would have graduated with the Class of 1942 in New Hanover; a family move to Savannah changed her high school graduation location.
June Bair met the love of her life, George Bair Sr., while sharing a hymnal at the USO in Savannah during World War II. They were married in 1946, and remained devoted to each other until 1992, when George passed away.
With four children in the household, she worked as a housewife until she took a position with the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill. The couple had always desired to retire to Wilmington and were able to achieve that goal when George took a position with the chancellor’s staff at UNC Wilmington in 1982.
She frequently mentioned that the move to Wilmington was as if she had come home again. She was once more near high school friends who had remained as close as family, enjoying picnics on the sound and other numerous activities.
The family would like to give special recognition to Hilda Cox for her tireless devotion to their mother over the years.
Due to the unusual circumstances at this time, funeral services are delayed until the family can be together. An announcement will follow when a date is determined. The Bair famly has always been active with public television and asks that any donations in her name be made to UNC Educational Television.
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