Margaret “Jodie” (Wilmoth) Fair, 77, of Sandoval passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Jodie was blessed to have had Jesus in her heart from childhood and loved serving her precious Lord and Savior. She was a faithful member of the First Pentecostal Churches of Sandoval and Salem and truly loved her church families. Jodie was a cheerful and helpful wife and mother, always at the ready to tackle any task that needed to be taken care of, whether in her family’s home or with the dairy cows on their farm. She was a loyal Sandoval Blackhawks fan and could be found in the bleachers cheering their basketball team on to victory. Jodie had a green thumb and grew beautiful gardens, sharing their bounty with family and friends. She had a heart for animals and liked to spoil her pet goat, Sophie with treats. She loved and supported her family with all her heart, making sure to rejoice with them in their victories and comfort them in their time of need. Jodie led a life of generosity and unconditional love that her loved ones will carry on for her.
Irvin Macz Funeral Home in Centralia is privileged to be assisting the family of Jodie Fair with arrangements. A private celebration of life service will be held Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the Irvin Macz Funeral Home in Centralia with Donnie Maas officiating. Graveside service will follow at 3:00 P.M. at Deadmond Cemetery in Sandoval. A visitation time to offer condolences to the family will be held from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home in Centralia. Memorials may be made in Jodie’s honor to Sandoval’s Toys For Tots and will be accepted at the funeral home. Online condolences and memories of Jodie may be shared with the family by visiting www.maczfuneralhomes.com and/or on the funeral home’s Facebook page.
Survivors that will remember Jodie’s special way of caring for others include her beloved family, sons, Frankie Fair of Sandoval, and Dewayne Fair and wife Elaine of Texas; daughter, Debbie (Johnnie) Mack of Sandoval; precious grandchildren, Julie Lynn Fair, Jacob Fair, Mary Jane Sweeten and children, Allen Fair and Hannah Henshaw, Jordyn Bradley-Fair, and Dallas Harding-Fair; cherished great-grandchildren, Kael Fair, Sloan Walker, Sydney Walker, Tucker Fair, Raeligh Mae Fair, Hudson Britton and Jack Henshaw; and caring siblings, David (Becky) Wilmoth of Salem, and Lucille Dalton of Sandoval.
She was born on January 14, 1943 the daughter of William F. Sr. and Bessie L. (Cummins) Wilmoth in Sandoval. She married her sweetheart, Phillip Fair on May 30, 1964 in Sandoval and he preceded her in death on December 4, 2007. Along with her husband of 43 years, Phillip Fair, Jodie was preceded in death by both her parents, William F. Sr. and Bessie Wilmoth; siblings, Pastor Billy Wilmoth Jr., Freda Maas, Martha Wilkes, and Shirley Murray; brother-in-law, Alvin Murray; daughter-in-law, Sadie Mae “Snoopy” Fair; and aunts and uncles.
