Louise Strickland Fairchild, age 80, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with her Lord, Friday, Jan. 25, at her home, while surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Fairchild was born May 3, 1932, in the Wheat Community in Roane County.

Louise graduated from the Oliver Springs High School in 1950. Following her high school graduation, she married her late husband of 61 years, Harold “Sonny” Fairchild.

She enrolled in the Knoxville Business College, and following her graduation, she was employed at the K-25 and X-10 federal plants in Oak Ridge as a clerical typist. She also served as bookkeeper of the Fairchild Trucking Company for 42 years. [Read more…]