| 3. | Douglas H. Fair  (1.Hiram1) was born about 1942 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Apr 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Ensor Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . Notes:
Douglas H. Fair passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness at the age of 81. He was born in Elizabethton to the late Hiram and Alice (Woods) Fair. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Esten Shaffer.
Doug retired from McKee Baking where he was a Little Debbie Snack Cakes distributor for 30 years. After retirement, he worked as a courier for Citizens Bank for 10 years and loved it! Doug was a member of Dungan Chapel Baptist Church and loved going to NASCAR races for many years with friends but more than anything, Doug loved his children and grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Doug is his wife, Janice (Grindstaff) Fair; two daughters, Julie Thomas and Carrie Cagle and husband David of Elizabethton; his son, Dwayne Fair and wife Kim of Cookeville, TN; six grandchildren, Jared Thomas and Jill Rube (Steven) of Elizabethton, Jacob (Danielle) Thomas of Asheville, NC, Cayden and Drew Fair of Cookeville, TN and a special granddaughter, Laikyn Stevens; one special sister, Betty Shaffer of Elizabethton; two sisters-in-law, Imogene Dykes and Kate (Gordon) Rodgers; his best friend, Bob Rainbolt, Doug Stevens and Ruby Hatley and many, many more.
A service to celebrate Doug’s life will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton with Reverend Teddy Lewis officiating. Music will be under the direction of Michelle Sluder. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel prior to the service on Wednesday.
The graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the Ensor Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Joe Stonecipher, Louie Blevins, Frank Taylor, Wayne Grant, Darrell Byrd and Bob Rainbolt. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe LaPorte, Sam LaPorte and the rest of Doug’s friends at Citizens Bank.
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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