Bertie County NcArchives Obituaries.....Fairless, Seaton  Poe 2009
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Garrett Jones Funeral Home
Obituary from Garrett Jones Funeral Home

"COLERAIN - Seaton Poe Fairless, Jr. age 70, of the 100 block of Buncomb
Road, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, in Harrisonburg, VA.

Mr. Fairless was born in Bertie County, a son of the late Josie Harrell and
Seaton Poe Fairless, Sr. He was a former member of Colerain Baptist
Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent,
and is presently a member of Cashie Baptist Church where he also served
as Sunday School Superintendent and member of the Praise and Worship
Team.

Seaton was a graduate of Colerain High School and East Carolina
University. He taught in Bertie County Schools before becoming a full-time
farmer, and served on the Bertie County School Board for 16 years, serving
as chairman for the last term, and receiving the All-State School Board
Award in 2005.

Mr. Fairless was an avid lover of the outdoors and hunting and was a member
of the Roanoke/Albemarle Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation,
serving many years as District Director and receiving the Director's Award
in 1996.

Seaton was also a former member of the Colerain Volunteer Department
and an Eagle Scout.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Sue Ruffin Fairless of the home; his
daughters, Kimberly Fairless Williamson and husband, Mac of Winterville,
NC, and Mary Jo Fairless Whitley and husband, Rob of Colerain, NC;
four grandsons, Phillip Williamson, Andrew Williamson, Noah Whitley and
Daniel Whitley. He is also survived by two sisters, Brenda Fairless
Edwards and husband, Oscar of Greenville, NC and Annette Fairless Wood
and husband, Gilliam of Edenton, NC.

A celebration of life service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July
27, 2009, at Cashie Baptist Church, Windsor, NC with the Rev. Reese
Blanchett and Rev. Shelby Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Colerain. The family will receive friends at Garrett-Jones Funeral
Home, Ahoskie, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, and other times at the
home.? Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to Cashie
Baptist Church, 221 S. Queen St., Windsor, NC, 27983, or to the Colerain
Volunteer Fire Department. The family would also like to ask people to honor
Seaton's life by being a blood donor with the Red Cross.

Friends and family may send condolences and sign the online guestbook by
visiting www.garrettfh.com."


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