Blair Monroe "Jack" Haines, Jr., 95, of Romney, WV passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Spring Arbor of Winchester, Winchester, VA while under the care of Blue Ridge Hospice.

Born on April 6, 1924 in Romney, WV, he was the son of the late Blair Monroe Haines, Sr. and Margaret Keefer Haines.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Haines Herriott.

He served in the U.S. Navy. He was in the Cadet Corps at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now more commonly known as Virginia Tech, graduating in 1949. Jack started working for GM as a mechanical engineer. He then worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Goodyear in Akron, OH and then went to ABL for a while. He then came home to Hampshire County where he taught Chemistry, Physics, Drafting and Advanced Math. He served as Assistant Principal at Hampshire High School and Vice Principal at the Vocational Tech Training Center. After retiring from Hampshire County Schools, he then taught at Potomac State. He was a member of Clinton Lodge No. 86, and a member of the American Legion Post 91 where he was very active. He was a member of the Forty and Eight and a former past State Commander.  For many years, he chaired the Forty and Eight nursing scholarship program. He was a former member of the Romney Town Council. He was one of the last surviving members of his Romney High School Class.

He is survived by a niece, Margaret Blue "Missy" Herriott, of Winchester, VA and a nephew, Charles Blair "Chip" Herriott and wife Beth of Romney, WV.

Graveside services will be held on Friday April 26, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. in Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney with Masonic graveside rights and military honors.  Pastor Kenneth Caplinger will officiate.

The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at McKee Funeral Home, 115 E. Birch Lane Romney, WV.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Indian Mound Cemetery, P.O. Box 76, Romney, WV 26757.

All arrangements are being handled by McKee Funeral Home, Romney, WV.