Edwin Gifford Fair, 85, of Sharpsville, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Dec. 27, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness.
On January 7, 1935, he was born in Armstrong County, s son to the late Walter Gifford Fair and Edna Mae (Lynch) Fair.
He graduated from Vernon High School in Ohio where he was the class salutatorian.
Edwin spent 48 years in the retail business: 17 years for the Sharon Store, then 18 years for Strouss' Department.
Store in Youngstown as a buyer, and 13 years for Bazaar, Huntington, W.Va. He retired in 2000.
Edwin served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman.
He enjoyed gardening and was a fan of NASCAR, Cleveland Indians and Browns, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family.
He is survived by his daughters, Amy Fair, and Beth Stephens and her husband Max, all of Sharpsville; sisters, Louise Semroc of Greenville; Diana Phelps and her husband Ed of Westlake, Ohio; and Peggy Schuller and her husband John of Vienna, Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew, Caitlin and Ryan Stephens; Kris Barkley, whom he loved like a daughter, and many nieces and nephews he loved very much.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jane (Achenbach) Fair, whom he married April 11, 1964, and who passed away April 19, 2018; and three sisters, Jane Harnett, Doris Klingensmith and Donna Krumpak.
Burial: America's Cemetery, Hermitage.
On January 7, 1935, he was born in Armstrong County, s son to the late Walter Gifford Fair and Edna Mae (Lynch) Fair.
He graduated from Vernon High School in Ohio where he was the class salutatorian.
Edwin spent 48 years in the retail business: 17 years for the Sharon Store, then 18 years for Strouss' Department.
Store in Youngstown as a buyer, and 13 years for Bazaar, Huntington, W.Va. He retired in 2000.
Edwin served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman.
He enjoyed gardening and was a fan of NASCAR, Cleveland Indians and Browns, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family.
He is survived by his daughters, Amy Fair, and Beth Stephens and her husband Max, all of Sharpsville; sisters, Louise Semroc of Greenville; Diana Phelps and her husband Ed of Westlake, Ohio; and Peggy Schuller and her husband John of Vienna, Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew, Caitlin and Ryan Stephens; Kris Barkley, whom he loved like a daughter, and many nieces and nephews he loved very much.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jane (Achenbach) Fair, whom he married April 11, 1964, and who passed away April 19, 2018; and three sisters, Jane Harnett, Doris Klingensmith and Donna Krumpak.
Burial: America's Cemetery, Hermitage.
Edwin Gifford Fair, 85, of Sharpsville, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Dec. 27, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness.
On January 7, 1935, he was born in Armstrong County, s son to the late Walter Gifford Fair and Edna Mae (Lynch) Fair.
He graduated from Vernon High School in Ohio where he was the class salutatorian.
Edwin spent 48 years in the retail business: 17 years for the Sharon Store, then 18 years for Strouss' Department.
Store in Youngstown as a buyer, and 13 years for Bazaar, Huntington, W.Va. He retired in 2000.
Edwin served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman.
He enjoyed gardening and was a fan of NASCAR, Cleveland Indians and Browns, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family.
He is survived by his daughters, Amy Fair, and Beth Stephens and her husband Max, all of Sharpsville; sisters, Louise Semroc of Greenville; Diana Phelps and her husband Ed of Westlake, Ohio; and Peggy Schuller and her husband John of Vienna, Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew, Caitlin and Ryan Stephens; Kris Barkley, whom he loved like a daughter, and many nieces and nephews he loved very much.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jane (Achenbach) Fair, whom he married April 11, 1964, and who passed away April 19, 2018; and three sisters, Jane Harnett, Doris Klingensmith and Donna Krumpak.
Burial: America's Cemetery, Hermitage.
On January 7, 1935, he was born in Armstrong County, s son to the late Walter Gifford Fair and Edna Mae (Lynch) Fair.
He graduated from Vernon High School in Ohio where he was the class salutatorian.
Edwin spent 48 years in the retail business: 17 years for the Sharon Store, then 18 years for Strouss' Department.
Store in Youngstown as a buyer, and 13 years for Bazaar, Huntington, W.Va. He retired in 2000.
Edwin served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman.
He enjoyed gardening and was a fan of NASCAR, Cleveland Indians and Browns, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family.
He is survived by his daughters, Amy Fair, and Beth Stephens and her husband Max, all of Sharpsville; sisters, Louise Semroc of Greenville; Diana Phelps and her husband Ed of Westlake, Ohio; and Peggy Schuller and her husband John of Vienna, Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew, Caitlin and Ryan Stephens; Kris Barkley, whom he loved like a daughter, and many nieces and nephews he loved very much.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jane (Achenbach) Fair, whom he married April 11, 1964, and who passed away April 19, 2018; and three sisters, Jane Harnett, Doris Klingensmith and Donna Krumpak.
Burial: America's Cemetery, Hermitage.
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