Dr. William Blair Mciver

Dr. William Blair McIver, 79, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Monday September 11, 2023  at 11am at Annunciation Catholic Church with Father Jeffrey Waldrop, celebrant.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church.

Blair was born on April 21, 1944 in Edmonton, Canada and grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. While in high school he obtained the distinction of Queen Scout, the Canadian equivalent of Eagle Scout. He attended the University of Alberta where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He received his medical degree from the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine in 1968. It was during his years of medical school that he met the love of his life, Lillian, known to her friends as Rusty. They married on December 19, 1969. He completed his residency in anesthesia in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Dr. McIver and his family then moved to Maui, Hawaii where they lived for several years before relocating to Columbus in 1987, and establishing permanent roots.  He was a respected member of the medical community and practitioner of anesthesia for over 40 years with 27 of those at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. He retired from medicine in 2018 and moved to West Lowndes to be closer to his daughter and her husband and enjoy time with his grandchildren.

Known as “B” by his grandchildren, he was a very devoted and involved grandfather. He loved the beach and spent many days enjoying the coast with Rusty and his family. He will be remembered for his wisdom, compassion, generosity, and gentle kindness.

Blair is survived by his daughter Dr. Kelly Trout, her husband, Greg, and their four children:  Gabrielle, Abigail, Gregory, and Michael Bailey.  He is also survived by sisters, Kathy Doan (Wally) and Beth Gustafsan (Gus).

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Rose Letourneau McIver, his son, Patrick David Blair McIver, and his parents Dr. William Alvin McIver and Margaret Adele Fulton McIver.

Memorials can be made to:

Friends of Annunciation Catholic Church  823 College Street  Columbus, MS 39701

Heritage Academy  625 Magnolia Ln  Columbus, MS 39705

Baptist Memorial Hospital   Friends of Nursing   350 North Humphreys Boulevard  Memphis, TN 38120