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Written: "Tuesday, May 4, 1999"
Beatrice P. FAIRBOTHAM
God looked around His garden and found an empty space. He looked down upon the
earth and saw your tired face. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden
must be beautiful for He only takes the best. He knew that you were weary and He knew that you
would never be well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to
climb. So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered...Peace be Thine.
Loving mother and grandmother, Beatrice P. Fairbotham, died April 28, 1999, at
home, at the age of 97. Beatrice was born July 20, 1901 in Crawford County to Charles and
Jennie RICHARDSON. She married Hersel FAIRBOTHAM on December 18, 1920. He preceded her in death
in 1994 after nearly 74 years of marriage. Beatrice lived in Aurelius for over 65 years and
after retirement spent many winters in Palmetto, FL. She dearly loved her family, which was the
center of her life. She enjoyed her yard and flowers, and in her younger years enjoyed fishing,
card playing, dancing, and berry picking. Beatrice was also preceded in death by her son, Neil
(1998); grandsons, Neil WOODMAN (1970) and Brad DARLING (1993); 3 brothers; and 5 sisters.
She is survived by a son, Dale (Dorna) of Palmetto, FL; 4 daughters, Audrey
(Ernest) WOODMAN of Leslie, Hazel SUTTON and Marilyn (Lyle) DARLING of Eaton Rapids, and Patricia
(Ted) HALL of Mason; 22 grandchildren; 57 great grandchildren; and 42 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held Saturday, May 1, 1 p.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman Co.
Ball-Dunn Chapel, Mason, with Pastor James Keat of Grace Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Leslie,
officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery, Aurelius Township. Our thanks to the
visiting nurses and health aids whose loving care allowed Beatrice to spend her last days at home
surrounded by her family. Those desiring may make contributions to Grace Lutheran Church,
Missouri Synod, P.O. Box 511, Leslie, 49251, in memory of Beatrice P. Fairbotham.
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