Surry-Isle of Wight-King and Queen County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bloxom, Frances W. Faison, 2016 

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FRANCES FAISON BLOXOM 

  Frances Faison Bloxom left this earth July 30, 2016 to be with the Lord. 
She was born to the late Harriett Davis Faison and Robert Fulton Faison on 
November 9, 1921 in Dendron, VA, one of nine children.  The family moved 
from the town of Dendron to Dripping Springs Farm on the Blackwater River, 
where they resided for many years.

  She attended Dendron Elementary School and graduated from Dendron High 
School where she enjoyed playing basketball.  Frances moved to Newport News 
and worked as a time keeper at the Shipyard while living with her sister, 
Mildred Garrett.

  Frances met Walter Elmo Bloxom, Jr. who was from Battery Park, VA at 
Burwell's Bay in Surry County, and they were married on August 7, 1948 at 
Dendron Baptist Church, where she was a member.  Frances and her husband 
lived in Blacksburg, VA until he graduated in 1950 with honors in Mechanical 
Engineering from Virginia Tech.  They lived in Pensacola, FL, Camden, SC, 
and Richmond, VA.  In 1955 they moved to Chesterfield, VA as they began 
their lives with Walter taking employment with Continental Can Paper 
Corporation which extended to 1974.  They moved to Augusta, Georgia and 
resided there until 1985, then moving to the West Point area where they 
expanded their life again to include his Engineering consulting, and their 
retirement on the York River.  Their 56 year marriage and team career 
provided the opportunity for Frances to experience farm life and traveling 
extensively to many interesting and pleasurable destinations.

  Frances was a member of First Baptist Church in West Point, Virginia and 
enjoyed many of Reverend Marvin Kerby’s sermons, who was a faithful visitor 
to Frances to the end.  She enjoyed life with her friends and was very 
faithful to her family.  She enjoyed participating in the preparation of 
Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations dinners at Dripping Springs Farms 
in Surry County.

  She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Elmo Bloxom, Jr.; sisters, 
Mildred Garrett, Catherine Greco, Evelyn Whiteman, Charlotte Grubbs, Harriet 
Whitmore; brother, Robert Fulton Faison, Jr.; nieces, Linda Clark, Joy Seward, 
Cindy Faison; nephews, Cameron Whiteman and Fielding Whiteman.  Frances is 
survived by her sons, Ron Bloxom and Mo Bloxom; a granddaughter, Savanna 
Bloxom Leach and her husband, Samuel Joseph Leach; a great-granddaughter, 
Riley Samantha Leach; a sister, Barbara Faison Seward; and a brother, Wallace 
Eugene Faison and his wife, Ruby; seven nieces, Judy Logan, Peggy Briggs, Kay 
Johnson, Sandy Brooks, Deborah Jones, Jeanne Vann and Sharon Novel; seven 
nephews, Doug Whiteman, Tommy Whitmore, Fulton Faison, Wallace Faison, Jimmy 
Grubbs, Chris Seward and Rob Seward.

  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, August 5th at St. Luke’s 
Cemetery, Smithfield, VA.  The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. 
Thursday at the family home, 127 Ridge Road, Gressitt, VA.  Memorials may be 
made to Dendron Baptist Church, 1244 Dripping Springs Road, Dendron, VA 23839.


Frances Willia (FAISON; Mrs. Walter E. Jr.) BLOXOM, 
b. 9 Nov 1921, Dendron, d. 30 Jul 2016, 
interred in St. Luke's Memorial Park*, Benns Church, 5 Aug 2016, 
Vincent Funeral Home obit, 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #167661509 

Additional information: 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her parents are buried in Wakefield Cemetery. 

Her husband's (donated, 2005) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b425w1ob.txt 


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