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   Delos Fairman

 B. Delos "Dutch" Fairman, 80,
Fairfax, Va., formerly of Indiana,
died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, of cardiac
arrest at Commonwealth Care Cen-
ter, Fairfax, Va.
 He was the oldest son of 10 chil-
dren (five brothers and five sisters)
of the late James R. and Jessie Flo
Fairman. He was born on the family
farm in Indiana.
 Mr. Fairman was an active mem-
ber of the Walker Chapel United
Methodist Church, Arlington, Va.,
with 53 years of perfect attendance.
He graduated from Indiana High
School in 1932.
 He was a farmer, logger, road
construction worker and helped with
the clean-up of the Johnstown Flood
in the spring of 1936. He later worked
on the construction of Indiana Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. He relocat-
ed to Arlington, Va., in 1939 and
worked in construction for two
years. He then made his career in
the hardware store business for 53
years, moving to Fairfax, Va., in
1948.
 Surviving are three brothers: 1,.
Eugene, Arlington, Va.; Edward L.,
Centreville; and Charles R., Crozet,
Va., eight nephews and five nieces.
 Friends will be received from 7-9
p.m. Monday at the Everly Funeral
Home, Fairfax, Va. Friends will also
be received at the Walker Chapel
United Methodist Church, Arlington,
Va., from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, at which
time a funeral service will be held.