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The daughter of the Reverend Albert George and the former Ruth Hoffpauir, Susie George grew up in [[Methodist]] parsonages throughout Louisiana. She was born in the [[village]] of Bonita in Morehouse Parish northeast of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Susie wrote two children's books, which focused on life around the Blair farm. The book ''Easter Pony'' received international acclaim and was listed as one of the year's best books by the American Library Association in 1963, the year it was published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Easter-Pony-Susie-Blair/dp/B0007E1FWG|title=''Easter Pony''|author=Susie  

The daughter of the Reverend Albert George and the former Ruth Hoffpauir, Susie George grew up in [[Methodist]] parsonages throughout Louisiana. She was born in the [[village]] of Bonita in Morehouse Parish northeast of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Susie wrote two children's books, which focused on life around the Blair farm. The book ''Easter Pony'' received international acclaim and was listed as one of the year's best books by the American Library Association in 1963, the year it was published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Easter-Pony-Susie-Blair/dp/B0007E1FWG|title=''Easter Pony''|author=Susie  

Blair|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}</ref>  She also had unrealized talent for [[art]], which particularly developed in the next generation through her older son and younger daughter.

Blair|publisher=Ariel Books at Amazon.com|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}</ref>  She also had unrealized talent for [[art]], which particularly developed in the next generation through her older son and younger daughter.

The couple moved to Alexandria in 1940 and had four children: Rebecca "Becky" Blair Tisdale (born 1942), Richard "Nippy" Blair (born 1943), Robert Blair (born 1948), all of Alexandria, and Jane Blair Couvillon (1950-1988: a [[cancer]] victim). Becky is a retired teacher and the widow of [[history]] [[professor]] Garry Lee Tisdale, who taught at LSU at Alexandria. He died of [[brain cancer]] in 2000 at the age of fifty-six, and LSUA subsequently honored him with the naming of Garry Tisdale Drive on the campus. Robert "Bobby" Blair operates the Blair farm and Blair's former vegetable stand called the "Old Gray Mule," a favorite gathering place for Louisiana politicos off U.S. Highway 71 near the farm. It was at the Old Gray Mule that Blair developed his skills as a raconteur. He dubbed his farm "The Sweet Corn Capital of Louisiana." Nippy Blair is a well-known regional artist and has been the building superintendent of Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Alexandria.

The couple moved to Alexandria in 1940 and had four children: Rebecca "Becky" Blair Tisdale (born 1942), Richard "Nippy" Blair (born 1943), Robert Blair (born 1948), all of Alexandria, and Jane Blair Couvillon (1950-1988: a [[cancer]] victim). Becky is a retired teacher and the widow of [[history]] [[professor]] Garry Lee Tisdale, who taught at LSU at Alexandria. He died of [[brain cancer]] in 2000 at the age of fifty-six, and LSUA subsequently honored him with the naming of Garry Tisdale Drive on the campus. Robert "Bobby" Blair operates the Blair farm and Blair's former vegetable stand called the "Old Gray Mule," a favorite gathering place for Louisiana politicos off U.S. Highway 71 near the farm. It was at the Old Gray Mule that Blair developed his skills as a raconteur. He dubbed his farm "The Sweet Corn Capital of Louisiana." Nippy Blair is a well-known regional artist and has been the building superintendent of Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Alexandria.