Mack Carpenter Fairbanks Sr. (1896-1944)

ANDERSON, FAIRBANKS, FISHER, GODFREY, MCMURRY, NEUBECKER

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Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:43

December 21, 1896 --- March 10, 1944

Mack Fairbanks Dies Suddenly In Chicago

Mack Fairbanks, formerly of Clarion, died suddenly Friday morning about four o'clock in Chicago. He was the husband of the former Thalia Fisher of this city.

Mr. Fairbanks, who was an electrician in the General Electric motor plant in Chicago, had completed his work for the day and was standing on a street corner waiting for a bus to return home when he was stricken with a heart attack and dropped dead.

Funeral services wore held Monday at the Eyler Funeral Home in Clarion, and burial was in the Fairbanks family lot.

Mr. Fairbanks is survived by his wife and two sons Jerry, in training at Washington Jefferson University, Washington, Pa., and Mack jr., in the Navy V-5 unit at Wabash College, Ind. Also his mother and three sisters.

Mrs. Fairbank's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher, her sister, Mrs. John Godfrey and other Eagle Grove relatives attended the funeral. Mrs. Fairbanks and sons, accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Fisher returned to Chicago, Tuesday night.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
March 16, 1944

Fairbanks Services Were Monday

Funeral services for Mack Fairbanks of Chicago, Ill., were held at the Eyler Funeral home at 2 p. m. Monday, Mr. Fairbanks was born in Clarion 47 years ago and lived here until 1928 when he moved to Chicago where he continued to live until his death. He was in apparent good health but while returning home from his work last Friday he was stricken with a heart attack and quickly passed away.

He is survived by his wife, the former Thalia Fisher of Eagle Grove, two sons, Jerry, private first-class in army specialized training corps, stationed at Washington Jefferson college at Washington, Penn., and Mack, in the navy V5 training program (medical division) and stationed at Wabash college, Crawfordsville, Ind.; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Fairbanks of Canton, S. D. and three sisters, Mrs. C. A. Neubecker of Waterloo, Mrs. J. J. Anderson of Canton, S. D., and Mrs. H. F. McMurry of New York City. One sister, Maude, passed away in 1920.

The funeral service was in charge of Rev. R. Beebe of the local Congregational church. Friends acting as pall-bearers were Dr. E. L. Sizemore, F. L. Porter, Shirley Perry, Chas. Birdsall, James Stroup and Ed Hartsock. Burial took place in the Clarion cemetery.

Obituary

Mack Fairbanks, son of Jeremiah and Minnie Fairbanks, was born in Clarion, December 21, 1897 [1896]. He was the youngest child and the only boy in a family of five children. One of his sisters, Maude, passed away in 1920 but the others are still living: Ethel, Mrs. C A. Neubecker of Waterloo; Lela, Mrs. J. J. Anderson of Canton, S. D. ; and Grace, Mrs. H, F. McMurry of New York City.

Mr. Fairbanks grew to manhood in Clarion, graduating from high school in the class of 1915. After that he spent two years at Grinnell college and then entered Whartin School of Finance in Philadelphia.

While he was in school there he enlisted in the United States army and soon after his induction he was sent to the Philippine Islands and later he spent twenty one months on the Island of Corregidor.

In 1922 he married Thalia Fisher of Eagle Grove and they established their home in Clarion. They remained here for six years and during that time two sons, Jerry and Mack, Jr., were born.

In 1928 the family moved to Chicago where they were living at the time of his death.

He was associated with the Congregational church all his life.

His parents were earnest supporters of First Congregational church, Clarion, always leaders in every activity of the church, and so from his childhood he was a constant attendant at the Sunday school and worship services. When he moved to Chicago the family associated immediately with Ravenswood Congregational church and both Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks became active in the work and worship of the church. For many years Mr. Fairbanks taught a class of boys in the church school and was a member of the board of trustees of the church; and both husband and wife were leaders in the Benedicks, an organization of the young married people of the church.

For two or three years he has been employed in defense work by the Pioneer Gen-e-Motor Co., Chicago, and was thought to be in good physical condition. On coming from work early Friday morning, however, he suddenly became violently ill with a heart ailment and quickly passed away.

He leaves to mourn his death: his wife, Thalia Fairbanks; his two sons, Jerry, private first-class in the army specialized training corps, stationed at Washington Jefferson college at Washington, Penn.; and Mack, enlisted in the navy V5 training program (medical division) and stationed at Wabash college, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Wright County Monitor --- Clarion, Iowa
March 16, 194