Ms. Blanche Rose Bair Died yesterday

Ms. Bair died in Sevrance Hospital near South Gate at 9:30 A.M. yesterday.

She, who was a previous dean in Methodist Women Theological Seminary in Seoul, worked in social and educational areas in Korea for 26 years, which was her half life. She came in Korea from Ohio, United States 26 years ago.

She worked very hard at her evangelical work, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), in Kongju (Gongju) for 4 years, in Haeju for 8 years, in Seoul for 9 years, and in Chonan (Cheonan) for 5 years.

When she worked at Taehwa Women's Center in Seoul for 9 years, her Christian mission was to establish a kindergarten, education for poor children, and a women' club.

She made money by giving piano lessons in Seoul because her mission fund was dwindling.

Her funeral worship will be in First Methodist Church in Seoul at 2 o'clock p.m. on November 12. (The above picture is of Ms. Bair.)

Note: In the late 1990s, the Korean government changed romanized spelling for Korean words to more accurately reflect the Korean words which is why there are different spellings for the two cities above.
Translated by Rev. Damien Sohn, Ph. D
Research Institute of Korean-American Church History

More information from Damien---

Blanche Rose Bair was a woman missionary in Korea from 1914-1938.

She was born in a farm near Manning, Iowa, and lived there.

Then she and her family moved to University Park, Iowa, because her father tried to educate his children - date unknown.

She was baptized in Methodist Church in Manning in 1900.

She passed away in Korea in 1938 and was buried in Seoul, Korea.

Her sister, Anna was also missionary in Korea from 1913 to 1962.

Anna's husband, Victor Chaffin, was buried in Korea in 1916.

Her brother was a minister in Methodist Church - assume his name was John Bair.

Her parents were Watson Manroe Bair (1859-?) and Josephine H. Bair (1862-?) and her brothers and sisters were John W. Bair (1882-?), Anna Magaret Bair (1883-1977), and Ruth Bair (1897-?).