Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bain, Fairfield S., 1992 

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FAIRFIELD SHELTON BAIN 

FAIRFIELD S. BAIN DIES; FORMER SUSSEX OFFICIAL 

  WAKEFIELD - Fairfield S. Bain, a former longtime member of the Sussex County 
School Board, died Friday.  He was 75. 

  Mr. Bain was active in community affairs.  He served on the School Board 
from 1965 until 1988.  He was past president of the Wakefield Ruritan Club and 
was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.  He belonged to Wakefield 
United Methodist Church. 

  He owned Green Level Farm, a hog farming operation.  Mr. Bain graduated from 
Wakefield High School and Danville Military Institute.  He attended Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute and State University.

  Survivors include his wife, Mamie Jenkins Bain; and two sons, Dr. Fairfield 
T. Bain of Cochranville, Pa., and Robert W. Bain of Ivor.  He was preceded in 
death by a son, George A. Bain. 

  A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wakefield United 
Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in Wakefield Cemetery.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad of the 
American Lung Association. 

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FAIRFIELD SHELTON BAIN 

  Fairfield S. Bain, age 75, a resident of Wakefield, died Friday, February 
21, 1992, at Norfolk Sentara Hospital.  A native of Sussex County, he was son 
of the late Tucker and Victoria Whitley Bain.  He was the owner of Green Level 
Farm, a hog farming operation.  He was a member of the Wakefield United 
Methodist Church, past President of the Wakefield Ruritan Club, and member of 
the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.  He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, 
was a graduate of Danville Military Institute, and he attended Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute.  He served as a member of the Sussex County School 
Board from 1965 to 1988.  He is survived by his wife, Mamie Jenkins Bain; two 
sons, Dr. Fairfield T. Bain of Cochranville, PA and Robert W. Bain of Ivor; a 
daughter-in-law, Marian Murchison Bain of Cochranville, PA.  He was father of 
the late George A. Bain.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, 
February 24, 1992, at Wakefield United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jess V. 
Staton. Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will be at the 
residence, Route 1, Box 361, Wakefield.  Memorial donations may be made to 
Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad, or the American Lung Association.  Purviance 
Funeral Home, Wakefield, is handling arrangements. 


Fairfield Shelton BAIN, owner of Green Level Farm, Wakefield, 
b. 23 Dec 1916, Sussex Co., d. 21 Feb 1992, Norfolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 24 Feb 1992, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Feb. 22, 1992; 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Feb. 22, 1992 

*His parents, John Walter & [Mary] Victoria "Vickie" (WHITLEY) BAIN, 
   are also buried  there.  Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His widow's obit ("Daily Press," Apr. 9, 2011, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b500m3ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 30, 1963, I-5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b500v3ob.txt 


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