2月18日, 2022, 菲丝·芬尼根·艾伦, 89, passed away peacefully in her home of 42 years in the arms of her husband and surrounded by her family.
She was born on December 24, 1932, and very early on Faith learned to love the Lord, 完全信靠他, 接受他的旨意, 并且永远心存感激. She taught these truths to her children and to others by her words and by the way she lived. From her youngest days in Fairmont, North Carolina, Faith exuded joy in life. She taught herself to twirl a baton with a broomstick and eventually became the head majorette. She was well-loved at Fairmont High School where she became yearbook editor, 愿朝廷女王, 和费尔蒙特小姐高中. Her genuine interest in people began in her childhood and continued throughout her life.
在科克学院, she continued to sincerely love friends and enjoy college activities such as Baptist Student Union. She was selected Coker Cutie Queen and May Day maid of honor by the student body. She graduated in May 1955 with a degree in Education which she used to teach 3rd and 4th-grade combination classes for several years.
Faith was married for 66 years to 弗朗西斯·雷蒙德·艾伦. It was her pleasure to travel with him as he served in the United States Marine Corps. They spent many years in Northern Virginia. She was so loved by wives of the Marine Corps senior leadership that she was chosen to be the Docent at the Commandant’s Quarters, which hosted Washington DC social events. Faith was also a board member for the Officers’ Wives Club. Three times she endured year-long separations from Ray while he served on Okinawa and in Vietnam and she managed all aspects of her household.
Faith was a servant to people of all ages and from many walks of life. She volunteered weekly at the Community Kitchen. She was a member of the Del Mar Book Club. She taught 3rd and 4th grade Sunday School throughout her adult life and at Ocean View Baptist Church for seventeen years. Until her illness, she was a faithful and active member of her church and Sunday School class. Faith was a prolific writer and excellent communicator who blessed countless people with notes of encouragement and PrayerGrams. Her compassionate heart for the elderly led her to home visits sharing food, 花, 还有她温暖的性格.
She loved being a wife, mother, and homemaker. She gave unconditional love to every member of her family. Faith was exceedingly thankful for the gift of her devoted husband. She thought he was the most handsome, intelligent man of strong character and integrity. She was thrilled to be with him whether it was picking butter beans, hosting Sunday School parties, entertaining Marine Corps officers and their wives, or assisting with apartment rentals. Faith adored Ray and they were rarely in each other’s presence without holding hands.
As a mother, Faith was selfless, supportive, encouraging, always loving, available, and present. She embraced her sons-in-law, Ray and Lawrence, as her sons. She was a perfect role model for her two daughters. She always delighted in the activities of her family and supported each grandchild by watching them swim, 踢足球, 越野跑, 欢呼, 跳舞, 和唱歌. Whatever was important to them, was important to her.
Faith was predeceased by her parents, Ethel Reaves Fennegan and Samuel Edgar Fennegan, 她的哥哥 Edgar Fennegan, and her sister Ann Reaves Fennegan. She is survived by her husband, 弗朗西斯·雷蒙德·艾伦, 她的女儿, Allison Allen Grantham (Ray), Reaves Allen Langdale (Lawrence), 她的哥哥, Dr. Michael Fennegan (Nancy), her grandchildren, Amy Grantham Sullivan (Ryan), C. 雷格兰瑟姆, 三世(男子飞碟双多向冠军和亚军), Faith Allison Langdale, 玛吉·里夫斯·朗代尔, her great-grandchildren Grant and Cate Sullivan and Quinn and Reese Grantham, and many nieces and nephews.
代替鲜花, donations can be mailed to: Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 华盛顿街34号, 310套房, 韦尔斯利山, MA 02481. 电子邮件: info@curealz.org.