Douglas Bert Fairless

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Douglas Bert Fairless  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	31 May 1925	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Aug 2011	Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah   [3, 5]
  	Douglas Bert Fairless passed away on August 27, 2011 at age eighty-six. He was born in Salt Lake City on May 31, 1925 to Bert Fairless and Hazel Miller Fairless. Graduated from Granite High School. Entered the U.S. Army in 1943 serving in the Pacific on Okinawa as a Combat Medical Aid. He received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Combat Medical Badge. Returned home in 1946 and met his future wife, Marilyn Fuller. Doug and Marilyn were married in October 1946. He retired in 1981 from Sperry Univac. Survived by his wife of nearly sixty-five years and two sons Russ (Linda) Fairless, and Hal (Jeanette) Fairless; grandchildren Kimberly, Chad, Michael, Stephen great grandchildren Hilary, Courtney, Riley. We wish to thank the personnel at Sandy Regional Care and Debbie and Heather from Summit Hospice care. The family will meet with friends in a casual, informal gathering in the Courtyard Room at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East Dimple Dell Road (10600 South), on Saturday, September 3, 2011 between 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. after which the ashes will beterred in the Larkin Sunset Gardens Mausoleum. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on September 1, 2011. ___________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I2512	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Bert Fairless,   b. 16 Dec 1898, Wales, Sanpete, Utah ,   d. 11 Dec 1989, Bountiful, Davis, Utah  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Hazel Ann Miller,   b. 17 Aug 1898, Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 23 Dec 1981, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 83 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1917	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marilyn Fuller
  Children	1. Hal Fairless   2. Russ D. Fairless
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 May 1925 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Died - 27 Aug 2011 - Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
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  Douglas Bert Fairless Find a Grave by Ryan Curtis

  
  

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  Douglas B. Fairless Obit

  
  

• Notes

  WWII - Served in the US Army, inducted September 1943 to February 1946. Served in the Pacific in Okinawa as a combat Medical Air. He was wounded 20 April 1943 in Okinawa. He received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star & Combat Medal Badge along with a Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Asiatic Pacific Theater and Victory Medal.

  
  

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