Individual Details

World War II Army Enlistment Records.
Lawrence O. Fair, b. 1926, Illinois. Residence: Cook Co, Illinois
Enlisted 25 Jan 1946 at Monticello, Kentucky
Corporal
Enlisted for the Panama Canal Dept
Has grammar school education

Department of Veterans Affairs:
Lawrence Fair, born 13 Jan 1926, died 13 Apr 1979
Enlisted in the Army, 4 Feb 1944, Released 24 Mar 1955
Enlisted 21 May 1955, released 31 Oct 1964

Certificate of Marriage, Commonwealth of Virginia
City of Richmond
Lawrence Otto Fair to Betty Wolfe Camerson
Lawrence, was age 30, divorced, had been married once before. In the U.S. Army. Born in Beardstown, IL to Jas. Earl Fiar & Martha Gladys Avery. Address, 113 S. Mulberry St.
Betty was 29, divorced, married once before. She did Lab work for a Tobacco company. She was born King, NC to Ernest T. Wolfe and Lessie Alma Coe.
License dated 23 May 1956.
They were married 25 May 1956 by W. J. Williams of Richmond, VA at City Hall.

Indiana Death Certificate #016659
Larence Otto Fair died 13 Apr 1979 at St. Margarent's Hospital Emergency Room. He was born 13 Jan 1926. He was married to Hedwig Gielen and had served in the US armed Forces. He was a truck driver for Brinks, Inc. His father was James Fair; his mother Martha Avery. The informant was Hedwig Fair of 17918 Oakwood Ave., Lansing, Illinois. He was buried on April 16th, City Cemetery, Beardstown, IL. He died of heart disease.

Buried Beardstown City Cemetery, Cass Co, IL. Has military stone.
On joint grave marker with Hedwig who was born 6 Jan 1922, but has no death date. He apparently was married a third time.
"U. S. Army Retired
WW II and Korean Conflict"

The Times, Munster, IN, 15 April 1979, Sunday, p. 26
Lawrence O. Fair
Lawrence O. Fair, age 53, of Lansing, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 13, 1979 at St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond. Survivors: wife, Hedwig; one son, Robert J. (Lee) Fair; one daughter Martha Ann (Hugh) Bowen, both of Conyer, Georgia; five grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Martha G. Pagels of Hammond. Proceded in death by his stepfather, Fred Pagels in 1970.
Funeral services will be held Monday April 16, 1 am at the Northcutt Funeral Home in Beardstown, Illinois. Burial, City Cemetery, Beardstown.
Mr. Fair had been a resident of Lansing for the past 15 years; he was a Veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was retired from the US Army; a member of the American Legion Edward Schultz Post # 697 of Lansing; a member of Hessville Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post #7881; and a member of the the Lansing Sportsmen's Club. He was an employee of Brinks, Inc.

Birth	13 Jan 1926	Illinois
Death	13 Apr 1979	Lansing, Cook County, Illinois
Marriage		Verna Denice Mack

Spouse	Verna Denice Mack (1940 - 2007)
Child	Living

Father	James Earl Fair (1903 - 1930)
Mother	Martha Gladys Avery (1907 - 1983)