Faye Whisman Miles

ROCK HILL - Mrs. Faye Whisman Miles, 76, of Rock Hill, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, February 6, 2009.

Faye was born in Bartley, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late David and Dicy Whisman. She attended high school in Logan, W.Va., and held a degree in psychology from the School of Ministerial Studies, Kent, Ohio. Much of her life was spent in the field of Christian education and childcare. She was the administrator for Faith City Christian School in Newark, Del., and was the Director of Cornerstone Christian Academy and Daycare in Elkton, Md. Faye has been a great friend, a faithful wife and a loving mother who worked tirelessly for her church and family. She has many family and friends who will miss her dearly but are also rejoicing with her that her healing is now complete. Faye and her husband, Bill, have been married for 59 1⁄2 years and have lived in the Rock Hill, S.C., area for 21 years after moving there from Elkton, Md.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and five brothers. Faye is survived by her husband, Billy Miles; her daughters, Janet Bishop and Janet's daughter, Breona Lundy; and Patricia Eastridge and Patricia's daughters, Kimberly Masiello, Rebekah Abendschein and Laurie Lagano; her sister, Shirley Cummings of Virginia Beach, Va.; and ten great-grandchildren. Mrs. Miles loved gardening, sewing, crocheting, decorating, cooking and canning.

Services for Mrs. Miles will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Grace Ministries, 1511 Mount Holly Road, with the Rev. Tim Boan officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park - Cherry Road.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2009, at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, 2133 Ebenezer Road, and other times at the home.

In lieu of flowers, friends can make memorials to Grace Ministries, 1511 Mount Holly Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730. Condolences may be made at wwwgreenefuneralhome.net.