Joyce F. Wheless

Joyce F. Wheless FARMVILLE - Mrs. Joyce Faircloth Wheless, a longtime resident of 3324 Moye St., Farmville, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Stafford, Va. She moved to Stafford in the spring of 2009 to be close to family. Mrs. Wheless had been in declining health for the past several months. Mrs. Wheless was the widow of the late Robert P. "Bob" Wheless, a well-known native of Farmville who preceded her in death in 1987. Also preceding her in death were her mother, Mae Robinson Faircloth; her father, Joseph Albert Brewster Faircloth; a sister, Leona Faircloth Rollins; and a granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Ferris. She was a longtime member of the Farmville First Baptist Church, serving the church on the finance committee, as associate librarian and as the nursery coordinator. Before returning to Farmville from Raleigh in 1964, she was active in Cub Scouts in Massachusetts and Maryland, earning the Cub Scouts' highest award for leadership training. She was a member of Farmville Chapter 146 of the Order of the Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Matron, District Deputy Grand Matron, Grand Representative to Delaware, and as chapter secretary during her more than 40 years of membership. She retired from the Collins & Aikman accounting department after 18 years and later worked for 10 years at Shirley's Ladies Wear in Farmville. Survivors include three sons, David E. Minchew and his wife, Stisha, of Raleigh; William J. Ferris III and his wife, Diane, of Stafford, Va.; and Richard B. Ferris and his wife, Dixie, of Raleigh.; niece and nephew, Joann R. Jones and Bruce G. Rollins, both of Raleigh; three brothers, Bruce Faircloth, Joseph Faircloth and Vance Faircloth; and one sister, LaTrelle Dubberly, all of Georgia; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Farmville Funeral Home, 4226 East Church St., Farmville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Church Street Chapel of the Farmville Funeral Home by the Rev. Hugh Burlington. Interment will follow at the Wheless Family site, Hollywood Cemetery, Farmville. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Sgt. William Jason Ferris, U.S. Marines; Airman 1st Class Christopher J. Ferris, Air National Guard; Johnathan P. Ferris, and Matthew R. Ferris; and grandsons-in-law, E. Frank Sutak, Terrence Kelly and Anthony Jones. Flowers are welcome, or memorials may be made to the Farmville First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 34, Farmville, NC 27828 or the Farmville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 352, Farmville, NC 27828. Della G. Jones/ SNOW HILL - Mrs. Della Johnson Ginn Jones, 73, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. She was a member of Fort Run Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Cherry Hospital. Funeral 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial 11 a.m. Monday, Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation following the funeral and other times at 614 Ginn Road, Snow Hill. Memorials to Fort Run Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, c/o Jeanette Moore, 1288 Gurganus Road, Snow Hill, NC 28580. Arrangements by Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service.