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Submitted: 2/17/22 • Approved: 2/17/22 • Last Updated: 2/17/22 • R12896-G0
Newton C.
May 6, 1880 - June 12, 1970
Husband of Sarah Luna (Williams) Fairchild
Obituary
Ninety-year-old Newton Clark Fairchild died in the Oil Springs home of his daughter, Edith Fairchild on June 12, 1970. Funeral services were held by Elders Hammie May, Lonza Reed and Arnold Reed in the Beechwall United Baptist Chyurch, at Leander, on June 14, 1970. Burial took place in the Leander family cemetery, with the Paintsville Funeral Home in charge. The retired farmer and United Baptist was born to David M. and Alice Pelphrey Fairchild in Johnson County. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 70 years, Luna Williams Fairchild, on February 6, 1970. Three sons survive: Thurman and Dorman Fairchild of Paintsville, and Harmon Fairchild from Columbus, Ohio. Also surviving are four daughters, Alice Davis of Nippa, Edith Fairchild from Oil Ssprings, Dora Caudill of Derby, Ohio, and Dorothy Colvin from Delaware, Ohio; a brother who lives in Van Lue, Ohio, Johnnie Fairchild; 19 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Paintsville Herald Wednesday 6-17-1970
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