The Shelbyville News
Monday, December 21, 1998
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Crystal (Macy)
Fair, 87, Shelbyville, died Saturday at the Waldron Health Care Home.Monday, December 21, 1998
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Born Sept. 6, 1911, in Rush County, d/o Thomas and Mary (Miner) Macy.
Employed as a nurse for several physicians in Shelbyville, retiring in the late 1970s. Worked at Major Hospital in the early 1940s.
Member of Little Blue River Friends Church.
Survivors: three sisters, Mrs. Vernon (Thelma) Riley, Greenwood; Mrs. Marie Baldwin, Rushville; and Mrs. Sharon (Caroline) Linville, Arlington; two brothers, T. S. Macy, Gwynneville, and Edwin Macy, Indianapolis.
One brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home.
Little Blue River Friends Church, with the Revs. Paul Enyart and Jerry Canady officiating.
Burial: church cemetery.
Contributions: Little Blue River Friends Church.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Friday, August 15, 1980
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Lewis Crawford Fair, 55, Atlanta, Georgia, died at 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, August 14, 1980.Friday, August 15, 1980
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Born in Shelbyville January 26, 1925, s/o Robert and Marie Gulley Fair.
Survivors: daughters, Ruth Ellen Budd, Columbus, Ohio, and Amy Lindsey, Atlanta, Georgia; three grandchildren.
Son, Dennis Fair, died November 1979.
Burial: Atlanta.
Contributions: North Druid Baptist Church, 2490 N Druid Hills Rd, Atlanta, Ga. 30329 or Heart Fund.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Monday, January 14, 1980
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Leland M. Fair, 70, died Monday morning, January 14, 1980, at home of
son, Larry Fair, Shelbyville.Monday, January 14, 1980
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Residence: 521 Eberhart Drive.
Lived most of his life Shelbyville.
Born August 8, 1909, Rush County, s/o William and Maggie Mull Fair.
Married Ellen J. Williams in Greenfield on August 19, 1944; she died January 13, 1978.
Retired from former Chambers Corp.
Survivors: children, Larry Fair, Mrs. Richard (Joanne) Heck, Mrs. Myron (Janet) Treon, Leland Dale Fair and Paul Fair, all of Shelbyville; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Four brother preceded in death.
Murphy Mortuary with Rev. Robert Hampton officiating.
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Monday, November 5, 1979
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Dennis Fair, 30, Columbus, Ohio, died Sunday, November 4, 1979, at
home.Monday, November 5, 1979
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Former Shelbyville resident.
S/o Lewis and Lois Jones Fair.
Survivors: wife, Shelley; two sons, Matthew and Nathan Fair; two sisters, Mrs. Amy Lindsey, Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs. Ruth Ellen Budd, Columbus, Ohio.
Member Trinity United Methodist Church's Boy Scout troop.
Schoelinger Funeral Home, Columbus.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Saturday, January 14, 1978
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Mrs. Helen J. Fair, 61, died Friday night at Major Hospital.Saturday, January 14, 1978
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Resided 521 Eberhart Dr.
Born in Bartholomew County, March 22, 1916, d/o Jason and Grace Harris Williams.
Married Leland Fair on August 19, 1934; he survives.
Also surviving: mother, Shelbyville; five children, Mrs. Richard (Joann) Heck, Mrys Myron (Janet) Treon, Leland Dale Fair, Paul Fair and Larry Fair, all of Shelbyville; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson and one step-great-grandson.
Former employee of G. C. Murphy Co., and International Pacing of Indiana, Inc.
Member of the First Baptist Church.
Murphy Mortuary with Rev. Robert Hampton officiating.
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Friday, April 2, 1976
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Robert M. Fair, 76, R.R. 5, Rushville, died 10:30 p.m. Thursday April 1,
1976, Major Hospital.Friday, April 2, 1976
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Born September 26, 1899, Shelby County, s/o William C. and Mary Garner Fair.
Married Marie Gulley on August 25, 1921; she died April 4, 1960.
Married Mary Hungerford Driscoll; she survives.
Also surviving: Lewis C. Fair, Atlanta, Ga.; stepsons, Alva Eugene Driscoll, Fort Worth, Texas, and Maj. Alan Justine Driscoll, Highland, California; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Judith) Woodworth, Jackson, Mississippi; a brother, Leland Fair, Shelbyville, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Four brothers preceded in death.
Retired employee of Vonnegut Hardware Stores, Indianapolis.
Retired farmer.
Lived in Shelbyville until 1970.
Member of the Little Flat Rock Christian Church, Rush County.
Moster & Sons Mortuary, Rushville, with Rev. Roy Helms officiating.
Burial: Mount Pisgah Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
1972
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. FAIR
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Mrs. Florence C. Fair, 87, died at the home of Mrs. Velma Anderson.1972
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. FAIR
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Member of the Little Blue River Baptist Church. Born March 2, 1885, in Shelby County, d/o Cyrus A. and Alice M. (Kemple) Headlee. November 23, 1904, married Scott Fair; he died April 25, 1966.
Surviving: son, Wade Fair; three grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; 4 sisters, Mrs. James H. (Blanche) McVey, Waldron, Mrs. R. Ray (Jessie) Banker, Mrs. Lyle (Julia) Stephens and Mrs. Opal Hurst, Shelbyville.
Burial Bennett Cemetery.
Submitted by Barb Huff for Darlene Headlee Collins
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Monday, April 25, 1966
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SCOTT FAIR, 87
DIES AT HOME
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Rites Wednesday For
Retired County Farmer
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Scott Fair, 87, 40 E Franklin St., died at his home at 5:30 a.m. today of a heart attack. Mr. Fair had been ill for one week but death was unexpected.Monday, April 25, 1966
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SCOTT FAIR, 87
DIES AT HOME
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Rites Wednesday For
Retired County Farmer
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Born Jan. 22, 1879, in Union Township, he was the son of Michael and Elizabeth (Kynes) Fair. On Nov. 23, 1904, he married Florence Headlee, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Wade Fair of Acton; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Talbert of R.R.1, Shelbyville, and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Fair was a retired farmer and was a member of the Morristown Masonic Lodge.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home in Shelbyville, with Rev. Allen B. Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Bennett Cemetery near Rays Crossing. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
December 27, 1965
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MRS. FAIR, 86,
DIES IN HOSPITAL
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Mrs. Anna Fair, 86, died at Major Hospital at 7:10 a.m.
December 27, 1965.December 27, 1965
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MRS. FAIR, 86,
DIES IN HOSPITAL
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Lived at 40 E. Franklin St.; moved here one year ago.
Born October 8, 1879, Lexington, Kentucky.
Lived in Dunreith [Henry County, Indiana] 40 years.
Member Baptist Church of New Castle.
Survivors: two step-sons, Leland M. Fair and Robert Fair, both of Shelbyville.
Butcher Funeral Home, Knightstown, Rev. Norman Poer officiating.
Burial: Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown.
[Note from Nita Laughlin: Anna was born Tomysann Sorrell. Mr. Fair died in 1930. Among her siblings were Martin (died 1912) and Lafayette Sorrell (died 1943); both are buried in Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana.]
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Republican
Saturday April 1, 1916
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JOHN A. FAIR
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Died At Union Township Home At
Five-Thirty Friday Evening
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John A. Fair, aged thirty-four years, a well known resident of this county, died at his late home in Union township, at five-thirty o'clock Friday afternoon.
He had been ill for some time, suffering with a complication of diseases, and his death was not unexpected.Saturday April 1, 1916
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JOHN A. FAIR
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Died At Union Township Home At
Five-Thirty Friday Evening
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He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fair. The funeral services will be held at ten-thirty o'clock Sunday morning at the Blue River Chapel. The Rev. Fred Dennis will officiate.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Hollie Goodwin Teltoe
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday April 20, 1905
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Julia Ann Fair died at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Lamar, No. 144 South Tompkins St. at 4:10 a.m., Wednesday of lagrippe, aged 81 years, three months and nine days.
She will be buried Friday in the Patterson cemetery. Services at the M. E. church in Lewis Creek at 10:30 a.m., conducted by the Rev. S. D. Hawkins.
Funeral cortege will leave the house at 9 a.m. Deceased leaves four children, W. R. and
M. H. Fair, Mrs. Mary Teltoe and Mrs. Frank Lemar.
Those wishing to view the remains may call between 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday. D. B. Wilson & Son in charge.Thursday April 20, 1905
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Contributed by Barb Huff for Hollie Goodwin Teltoe
The Shelby Republican
Tuesday March 13, 1899
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William F., son of Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Fair, died at the residence of the parents, near Lewis Creek Switch, at 4:30 o'clock a.m., Saturday March 11th, aged one year.
The remains were buried Sunday, March 12th, at the Patterson graveyard. Services at the church in Lewis Creek at 10:30 o'clock by the
Rev. George Zike. D. B. Wilson & Son, funeral directors.Tuesday March 13, 1899
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Contributed by Barb Huff for Hollie Goodwin Teltoe
