Sullivan County, Tennessee, Obituaries:  Mildred Clark Faris

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Bristol Herald Courier
Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Mildred Clark Faris

Mildred Clark Faris, 88, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at the home of 
her son in Kingsport following a three-month illness.

She was born Aug. 26, 1914, in Glade Spring, Va., the daughter of the late Ben W. 
and Lena Copenhaver Clark.

Mildred was a resident of Kingsport for 65 years with her life centered on her 
family and community. She catered and directed weddings for several years and 
was a member of the Virginia Club, Dixie Study Club and Iris Garden Club.

She was an active and faithful member of Bethel Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. Blake 
Faris (1977); and her two brothers, Garland F. Clark and C. Ernest Clark.

Mildred will be greatly missed by her many friends and family.

Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Patty Faris, Kingsport; and 
two granddaughters, Paige Faris, Kingsport and Holly Faris Franklin and husband, 
Greg, Knoxville.

The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hamlett-Dobson 
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, and any time at her home. 

Services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with 
The Reverend Gary R. Bement officiating.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Old Glade Spring 
Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, 1593 Warpath 
Drive, Kingsport, TN 37664 or to Wellmont Hospice Program, P.O. Box 238, 
Kingsport, TN 37662 or to The Humane Society of Greater Kingsport, 2141 Idle 
Hour Road, Kingsport, TN 37660.

On behalf of Mildred, her family would like to thank the kind people of 
Wellmont's Hospice Program for their guiding support during her illness.