Sharon L. Fairclough, 74, of Springfield, passed away on June 8, 2025. Sharon was born on April 21, 1951, to LeRoy and Melba R. (Hoops) Owings, and they preceded her in death.
She is also preceded in death by her son, Terry Fairclough; brothers, William Owings and Michael Owings; and her sisters, Gloria Snow, Patsy Diles, Shirley Owings, and Rosalie Holmes.
Surviving Sharon are her two grandchildren, Kayla and Shantel Fairclough; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Brenda Cordier of Springfield and Deborah (Greg) Brown of O’Fallon, MO; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Sharon graduated from Springfield High School in 1969. She worked as a dispatcher for Illinois Bell/Ameritech for 37 years. She then worked doing housekeeping at Springfield Memorial Hospital for 10 years until she retired in 2015.
She enjoyed reading thrillers and romance novels in her spare time. You could also find her gardening and cleaning up the yard as well. She loved all of her cats through the years and enjoyed collecting decorative turtles and frogs.
Visitation: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Staab Funeral Home – Springfield.
Funeral Service: 12:00 pm, Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Staab Funeral Home – Springfield with Pastor Dan Roseberry officiating. A burial will follow at Union Chapel Cemetery in Girard, IL.
Memorial contributions may be made to Forever Home Feline Ranch.
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