Obituaries

Delbert L. Fairburn

April 16th, 1927 – January 8th, 2018

Delbert Lee "Coal Miner" Fairburn was born at home, 765 S. Main Street, Canton, IL, on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1927. The eighth child of Terrance Adam "Tom" and Nellie Pearl (Weaver) Fairburn.

He married Mary Coita Groff on June 2, 1948 at the church parsonage in Canton, with Reverend Willis Reed officiating. She preceded him in death on November 11, 2014.

They were the parents of five children: Deborah (John) Lopes of Mt. Pleasant, MI; Rebecca (Marvin) Westlake of Mt. Carmel; Diane (Gary) Westlake of Bader; Scott Fairburn of Astoria and Julie (Bill) Troutman of Rushville. They had 9 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. They were also the "Honorary" parents of Ron (Melinda) Parsano of Vermont and Janet Kirby of Astoria. They had 6 honorary grandchildren, 9 honorary great-grandchildren, and 1 honorary great-great-granddaughter.

Delbert held several jobs over the years and retired from AMAX Sunspot Mine where he worked for 23 years. He served in the US Army from 1945-1946 as a Military Police Officer. He was a member of the UMWA and former member of the IOOF Lodge and Moose Lodge. His hobbies were doing electrical work and bowling.

Delbert was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters: Lucille (Bruce) Lingenfelter, Leona (Cecil) Boyer and Marie (Ernie) Hallam; 4 brothers, Hubert (Bernice) Fairburn, Merle (Modelle) Fairburn, Dwayne (Esther) Fairburn and Roland "Breezy" Fairburn; 1 grandson Blake Westlake and his honorary daughter, Janet Kirby.

Services will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria. Ted Shirley will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 11th from 5-8 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Woodland Cemetery in Astoria, IL with full military rites provided by the Astoria American Legion Post #25. Memorials may be made to the Astoria Fire and Rescue Squad.

Condolences

January 8th, 2018

Thoughts and prayers for ALL of you. The Harold Malott Families

January 8th, 2018

Thoughts are with all of uncle Delberts family..so sorry for your loss

January 8th, 2018

Thoughts and prayers are With all of you. Tom Hammond and Family.

January 8th, 2018

So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers for the family. Pam Klinebough

January 9th, 2018

Our thoughts & prayers are with you all!
Mark & Mary S Clayton

January 9th, 2018

So sorry for your loss Scott and family. Cherish the memories. Brenda Kling

January 9th, 2018

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. CELEBRATE HIS LIFE, HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR HEART. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS OF COMFORT ARE BEING SENT YOUR WAY. MONTE AND KAREN GILSON

January 9th, 2018

So sorry for your loss. Will miss seeing him driving by. Thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Jim, Karen Hopkins and family

January 9th, 2018

So sorry to hear this. Loved taking care of him and your mom when they were at Heartland. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

January 9th, 2018

Heartfelt condolences to the family. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. So sorry for your loss. Steve and Carla

January 9th, 2018

So sorry for your loss

January 9th, 2018

So sorry for your loss.Sending prayers to all of the family. Rod and Ruth Simpson

January 9th, 2018

Sorry for your loss. He will be missed. You have many memories in your heart. The Lighthall family

January 9th, 2018

So sorry to hear of the loss of you Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Sandra Duckwiler Yocum

January 9th, 2018

So sorry to hear of the loss of you Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Sandra Duckwiler Yocum

January 9th, 2018

Love and prayers to his family and friends and knowing he is at peace and with God , a truly gift of love , and may the Lod give you comfort we love you all Greg and Vonna Beach from Harrisburg,PA

January 10th, 2018

May the Lord give you comfort and give you peace that he is with God, Greg and Vonna Beach from Harrisburg,PA

January 10th, 2018

Sorry for your loss i miss him he is my second grandpa and i love him so much .....

January 10th, 2018

This was karen davis say in comments about my second grandpa i lovw him

January 10th, 2018

I can see Aunt Coita telling him. "It's about time you got here!" Love from Texas John & Roberta Horton ❤

January 10th, 2018

May God give you all peace and comforting memories of Delbert as a father and friend.

January 10th, 2018

So very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Linda (Powell) Hackett

January 10th, 2018

Sorry for your loss. Delbert was a really nice man.He will be missed by many.
Sharon Busby

January 10th, 2018

Sorry for your loss. Delbert was a really nice man.He will be missed by many.
Sharon Busby

January 11th, 2018

May your sorrow fade and your memories endure.
Mary (Walker) Baldauskas

January 11th, 2018

Mary Coita (Walker) Baldauskas

January 11th, 2018

So sorry for your loss, sending our sympathy & prayers
Dennis & Cyndi Ratcliff

January 17th, 2018

So sorry for your loss.
Jessica Geoff kirkpatrick

January 31st, 2018

Our condolences go out to the Fairburn family. So, so sorry for your loss. May God comfort you and your family in the many difficult day ahead. Love Mike and Donna Shirley