Submitted by Cheney-Witt Funeral Home
George Hall Fair, age 93, a former resident of Pittsburg, Kans., and more recently of Tucson, Ariz., passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Tucson.
He was born November 3, 1923, in Throckmarton, Texas, the son of Nathan E. Fair and Elizabeth Zona Hall Fair. George married Carol May Wenzel on June 1, 1946, in Sherman, Texas. He served with the United States Army during World War II. He had been employed as a principal for Iowa public schools for many years.
Survivors include a son, Nathan Fair, of McCallsburg, Iowa, and a daughter, Rosaline Fair, of Tucson, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Sheila Dalton, Alex Fair and Allison Fair and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Brooksie Salman, of Midland, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife and a daughter, Georgia Dalton.
Graveside services with military honors will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, April 17, at the U. S. National Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kans.