Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Faison, Dempsey H., 1989 

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DEMPSEY HARWARD FAISON 

  WAKEFIELD - Dempsey "Preacher" Harward Faison, 84, died Wednesday, May 10, 
in Waverly Healthcare Center.

  A native of Sussex County, he was a retired farmer.

  He was a member of Wakefield Congregational Christian Church.

  Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Buckman of Raleigh, N.C., and Elsie 
F. Babb of Ivor; and two brothers, J. Dillard Faison of Wakefield and Robert 
L. Faison Jr. of Newport News.

  A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Wakefield by the 
Rev. Jess V. Staton.

  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight in Purviance Funeral 
Home.

  The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of 
contributions to Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department or Ivor Rescue Squad.

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Dempsey Harward Faison

  WAKEFIELD - Dempsey Harward "Preacher" Faison, 84, died Wednesday, May 10, 
at Waverly Health Care. 

  Mr. Faison was a native of Sussex County.  He was a retired farmer and a 
member of Wakefield Congregational Christian Church.  He is the son of the 
late Robert Lee and Mae Ashley Dillard Faison and he is the brother of the 
late Eula F. Johnson, Sallie F. Neblett and Robert Ashley Faison. 

  Survivors include two sisters, Mildred P. Buckman of Raleigh, N.C. and Elsie 
F. Babb of Ivor; and two brothers. J. Dillard Faison of Wakefield and Robert 
L. Faison Jr. of Newport News. 

  A graveside funeral service was held at Wakefield Cemetery on Friday, May 
12, at 11 a.m.  The Rev. Jess V. Staton officiated. 

  Purviance Funeral Home was in charge.


Dempsey Harward "Preacher" FAISON, retired farmer, 
b. 3 Mar 1905, Sussex Co., d. 10 May 1989, Waverly, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 12 May 1989, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), May 11, 1989, p. 23; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 70, No. 20, May 17, 1989, p. 5, col. 1-2 

*His parents, Robert Lee & Mae Ashley (DILLARD) FAISON, are also buried there. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His mother's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Mar. 27, 1951, p. 6) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/f250m4ob.txt 


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