Sarah Belle Shaver Fairbanks

Sarah Belle Shaver Fairbanks, 85 , of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents: Alfred and Nellie Bennett Shaver; husband: Carson "Fuzz" Fairbanks; brothers: Ollis and Eugene Shaver; grandson: Justin Filyaw; step-children: Louise, Reba, Hazel, Linda, Robert, Baylass, Bobby, Joe Buck. She is survived by her daughters: Carolyn Filyaw (Daniel), Darlene Fairbanks (Ronnie Morrison); brothers: Preston and James of Decatur, Sidney Shaver of Ten Mile; sisters: Susie Guffey, Rosa Gennoe, Joy Webb of Athens; Lee Filyaw, Sr. and other grandchildren; great-grandchildren: Sarah, Savannah, Lee Filyaw, Jr, Nicholas, and Dalston Filyaw; one great great-grandchild: Josiah Burlew; several nieces, nephews, and other extended family. A special thanks to the nurses and staff of Amedisys Home HealthCare and Restoration Clinic for taking such good care of Sarah. A Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 1 p.m. in Chapel of Decatur Funeral Home & Cremation Services with the Rev. Travis Shaver officiating. Interment to follow in the Beta Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 11-1, prior to the service. Decatur Funeral Home & Cremation Services is honored to serve the Fairbanks Family.