Freestone County, Texas Obituaries, Memorials, and Death Notices [So Jack Creel died 9 Dec 1912] The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, December 13, 1912 Page: 8 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Creel, five miles northeast of Fairfield, had the misfortune to lose their little five year old boy, Jack, Monday night. The little fellow had been ill several days with a lung trouble. The Recorder deeply sympathizes with them in their loss.