Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Faison, Mae A. Dillard, 1951 

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MAE ASHLEY DILLARD FAISON 

  FRANKLIN, VA. - March 26 - Mrs. Mae Dillard Faison, 70, resident of 
Wakefield, Va., for many years, died Monday morning at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. G.J. Johnson of Franklin.  She was the wife of Robert Lee 
Faison, of Wakefield.  She also is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Johnson, 
Mrs. Shelton H. Babb, of Ivor, Va.; Mrs. Russell Lewis, of Wakefield, and 
Mrs. C.J. Thompson, of Raleigh, N.C.; four sons, J. Donald Faison and Howard 
Faison, of Wakefield; R.A. Faison, of Ashland, Va., and Robert L. Faison, 
Jr., of Newport News; four sisters, Mrs. W.E. Cottle and Mrs. W.O. Hill, of 
Raleigh, N.C.; Mrs. F.J. Morgan and Ms. H.T. Wallace, of Washington, N.C.; 
two brothers, Clarence N. Dillard and A. Gordon Dillard, both of Raleigh, 
and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  A funeral service will be 
held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the grave in Wakefield Cemetery.  The funeral 
cortege will leave the home of Mrs. Johnson in Franklin at 1:30 p.m.

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Mrs. Mae Faison, Late of Wakefield, Buried Tuesday 

  Funeral services of Mrs. Mae Dillard Faison, 70, a resident of Wakefield for 
many years, who died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G.J. 
Johnson of Franklin, were held Tuesday, March 27, at 3:00 P.M. at the grave in 
the Wakefield Cemetery.  Rev. J.L. Blankenship, Jr., conducted the services, 
assisted by Dr. John E. White.  Special music, a solo, "Sunrise Tomorrow," was 
sung by Crawley A. Laine, Jr. 

  She is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Faison of Wakefield; four 
daughters, Mrs. G.J. Johnson of Franklin, Mrs. Shelton H. Babb of Ivor, Mrs. 
Russell Lewis of Wakefield and Mrs. C.J. Thompson of Raleigh, N.C.; four sons, 
J. Dillard Faison and Harward Faison of Wakefield, R.A. Faison of Ashland and 
Robert L. Faison, Jr., of Newport News. 

  Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. W.E. Cottle and Mrs. W.O. Hill of 
Raleigh, N.C., Mrs. F.J. Morgan and Mrs. H.T. Wallace of Washington, N.C.; two 
brothers, Clarence N. Dillard and A. Gordon Dillard, both of Raleigh, and 10 
grandchildren and one great grandchild. 

  Active pallbearers were G.J. Johnson, S.H. Babb, Russell Lewis, L.B. Faison, 
Taylor Wallace and John D. Hill. 

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MAE ASHLEY DILLARD FAISON 

   Mrs. Mae Dillard Faison, 70, a resident of Wakefield for many years, died 
at the home in Franklin of her daughter, Mrs. G.J. Johnson, on Monday morning, 
March 26.  The wife of Robert Lee Faison of Wakefield, she had made her home 
with her daughter for the past year.

   Mrs. Faison was a member of the Wakefield Christian Church, and formerly 
was active in the Sunday school and the Woman's Missionary Society.

   Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. G.J. Johnson of 
Franklin, Mrs. Shelton H. Babb of Ivor, Mrs. Russell Lewis of Wakefield and 
Mrs. C.J. Thompson of Raleigh, N.C.; four sons, J. Dillard Faison and Harwood 
Faison of Wakefield, R.A. Faison of Ashland, and Robert L. Faison, Jr., of 
Newport News; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. 
W.E. Cottle and Mrs. W.O. Hill of Raleigh, N.C., and Mrs. F.J. Morgan and Mrs. 
H.T. Wallace of Washington, N.C.; and two brothers, Clarence N. Dillard and A. 
Gordon Dillard of Raleigh, N.C. 

   Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the graveside 
in the Wakefield Cemetery.  Officiating was Rev. J.L. Blankenship of 
Wakefield.

   Pallbearers were Shelton Babb, L.B. Faison, J.D. Hill, G.J. Johnson, 
Russell Lewis and H.T. Wallace.


Mae Ashley (DILLARD; Mrs. Robert L.) FAISON, formerly of Wakefield, 
b. 27 Nov 1880, Sussex Co., d. 26 Mar 1951, at daughter's home, Franklin, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 27 Mar 1951, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Tues., Mar. 27, 1951, p. 6; 
"Sussex-Surry Dispatch" (Waverly, VA), Vol. 73, No. 9, Thurs., Mar. 29, 1951, 
   p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA),  Vol. 26, No. 23, Fri., Mar. 30, 1951, p. 8 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #127089359. 

Her parents, Edward Ashley & "Sallie" Sarah Jane (HEARN) DILLARD, 
   are buried in City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC. 

Her husband's obits ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," & "Smithfield Times," 
   Jan. 1952) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/f250r3ob.txt 


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