Coconino-Apache County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Fairchild, John Fletcher October 22, 1899
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The Coconino Sun 28, October 1899
Death Of Fletcher Fairchild
Fletcher Fairchild died at the Territorial Insane Asylum on Sunday morning, the 
22nd inst.,and was buried at Phoenix on Monday. Mr. Fairchild had been in 
failing health for two years past and had been gradually failing. On August 16 
he was adjudged insane and was sent to the asylum. He was elected sheriff of 
this county at the last election, but was never able to assume the duties of 
the office, though he qualified and was nominally sheriff until August 16. He 
was a native of Illinois, but his life was spent in the west, and in every 
place he resided he had served as a peace officer. He came to Arizona from New 
Mexico about sixteen years ago, and nearly all that time held an appointment 
under the sheriff. He was a popular and efficient official and won a reputation 
as an officer who never let his man escape. Deceased was about 48 years of age 
and leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss.


Additional Comments:
Another obit appeared on October 29 1899 in the Arizona Republic Newspaper, and 
in the Silver City (New Mexico) Enterprise Newspaper on 17 November 1899 The 
Silver City obit says injuries inflicted when Fletcher was hit in the head with 
the butt of a gun during a saloon brawl in the late 1890's led to his death.

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