Beth Elaine Blair

Beth Elaine Blair

Photograph by Colleen Fancote, 2020.
Headstone Information
Date of Birth	6 February 1934
Place of Birth	Kelmscott
Date of Death	9 November 2019
Age at Death	85 years
Additional Names	Colin Charles Blair Robyn Joy Blair
Transcription	In Loving Memory of Beth Elaine Blair. Born 6.02.1934, Died 9.11.2019.

Beth Blair (nee Salter) was a long-time Kelmscott resident and local historian.

Parents

Father - Talbot Samuel SALTER (born 17 Sep, 1903; died Mar 1984); Farmer Mother - Margaret Joy OTTAWAY (Maggie) (born ca. 1910; died 9 Aug 1998) Beth was born in the district to local residents Talbot and Maggie Salter who owned "Sunnyside", a local property fronting Canning River with the then Roleystone Road - later River Road and now Brookton Highway as road frontage. Talbot held the property until 1963. She was one of nine children.

Marriage

Beth SALTER married Colin BLAIR at St Mary's church, Kelmscott in 1955.

Community Contribution

Beth was very involved in local history, particularly with History House Museum, and was a member of the Armadale-Kelmscott Historical Society.