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Submitted: 12/8/11 • Approved: 12/22/11 • Last Updated: 8/8/12 • R622427-G99685-S3
Stephen
October 27, 1836 - June 11, 1906
Justice of the Peace, Osage & Garland Townships
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday June 21, 1906
Stephen Thomas Fair was born in Sullivan county, Tennessee October 27th, 1836. He came to Benton county in 1869 where he resided until his death which occurred June 11th, 1906 at his home in Centerton. He was married to Miss Julia Wommack March 28th 1868. She with three sons and five daughters are left to mourn their loss. He served his country in the Confederate army for three years, filling the office of Adjutant in the 2nd Cherokee regiment. Without his solicitation he has been elected to the office of magistrate in the townshop in which he lived for twenty or more consecutive years. He has been a consistent Christian and member of the M.E. church, South for thirty-five years, serving as Sunday school superintendent more than twenty years. He was a typical southern gentleman held in high esteem by all who knew him and trusted and honored by his fellows. He was buried from the Methodist church at Centerton, the presiding elder reading our beautiful burial ceremony and the pastor delivering the funeral sermon in the presence of one of the largest congregations ever assembled in the village, after which the Masonic fraternity took charge of the remains and laid his body to rest to await the resurrection of the just. T.A. Martin.
Agnes Julia Ann
1851 - 1923
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
February 8, 1923
FAIR, Agnes Julia Ann WOMACK - Mrs. Agnes Julia Ann Fair died a week ago at her home at Centerton at the age of 72 years. She was born in Tennessee and her maiden name was Womack. She had lived in Benton county since 1855.
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