Obituary of Evelyn M. Fairfield

Dayville - Evelyn M. Fairfield, 91, of Dayville, formerly of Woodstock passed away on April 17, 2016. Evelyn's husband of 57 years, Thurston G. Eddy died on April 15, 2003. She married Elmer A. Fairfield on November 1, 2003. He predeceased her on June 13, 2011. Evelyn was the daughter of Eric and Anne Johnson. Born in Philadelphia on July 8, 1924, she moved with her family to Woodstock, CT in 1935. She graduated from Woodstock Academy in 1942 and went on to take a one-year secretarial course at Becker College in Worcester, MA. Her first job was with the NY, NH & Albany RR at Union Station in Worcester as a bookkeeper and reservation clerk. Evelyn also worked at the American Optical Co. in Southbridge, MA from 1945 to 1947 in the foreign sales and billing dept. She worked as secretary to the principal of the Woodstock Elementary School from 1963-1971. Then from September 1971 to 1986 she worked at the Woodstock town offices, becoming certified as an assistant town clerk in 1973. Evelyn was an active member of the East Woodstock Congregational Church for over 60 years. Over the years she served as Treasurer to the Missions Committee and the Ladies Benevolent Society. She also cooked for the needy once a month along with a group of women from the church at the community kitchen of the Methodist Church in North Grosvenor Dale. Evelyn is survived by her brother Walter and his wife Doris (Davis) Johnson of Daytona Beach, FL; a son, Ralph Eddy and his wife Deborah (Rich) of Avon, CT; a son, Steven Eddy of Woodstock Valley, CT; a daughter, Kathryn Eddy Roth and her husband Paul of Bloomfield, VT; a step-daughter, Amber Fairfield Bierken and her husband Dean of Clinton, CT; a step-daughter Heather Fairfield of Sedona, AZ; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to East Woodstock Congregational Church, PO Box 156, E Woodstock, CT 06244, or Westview Health Care Center Recreation Fund, PO Box 428, Dayville, CT 06241. There will be a Committal Service at the Elmvale Cemetery in Woodstock at 11:00 AM on Friday April 29. A Memorial Service will follow at the East Woodstock Congregational Church at 12:00 (NOON). Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com