Faye W. Boone, 98, went to her heavenly home on November 3, 2024, at Spruce Pine Hospital. She was born May 10, 1926, to Charlie Raymond Wilson and Pearl Presnell Wilson of Newdale, NC. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death her loving husband, Guy Franklin Boone; by two sisters, Winnie W. McKinney and True W. Elliott; three brothers: Orin John Wilson, Frank Leonard Wilson and Robert Charles Wilson; all of Newdale; a niece, Melba Randolph; a nephew: Danny Elliott; and a great-granddaughter, Zoe Ashlyn Ellis.
She is survived by a daughter, Marcella Boone Miller and husband Kenneth Miller; a son, Darrell F. Boone and wife, Angie; a niece, Beverly Wilson; a nephew, Doug Wilson; two granddaughters, Wendy M. Ellis and Alicia Isenberg; a grandson, Eddie P. Miller; two great-granddaughters, Jada N. Ellis and Julie Erin Ellis Greene; 2 great-great-grandsons, Finley S. McMahan, Sawyer R. Greene and a great[1]great-granddaughter, Zeelie Ellis Caudill. Surviving nieces are Brenda E. Ledford, Deborah Young, Janet W. Wyatt, Marcia McKinney and Cricket Winters. Surviving nephews are Tracy McKinney, Orin John Wilson II, and Frankie Wilson.
Faye was a charter member of Faith Fellowship Church of Newdale and enjoyed all the activities of the church. She loved hiding God’s Word in her heart and sharing her faith in Jesus. She worked as an Insurance Agent in Burnsville for 36 years. After retiring from Yancey Insurance Agency in 1991, she became a member of Yancey County Senior Center where she enjoyed the ceramics and painting classes under Norma Fox for several years, as well as the Bible classes taught by Rev. Harvey Sharpe, Jim Deaton and others. She loved the fellowship of her friends while singing, playing Bingo and, as she described it, “using the challenging Billiard tables”. She was a long standing member of YCCA. Faye had many hobbies. She was an avid reader and a lover of poetry and puzzles. She loved sewing, crafting, painting and creating and sharing her creative treasures with those around her. She tried her hand at painting landscapes in her early nineties, and as with most everything she put her hand to, was quite accomplished. She had a knack for growing things and was a gifted flower gardener. Traveling was one of the highlights of her life and she enjoyed several trips and bus tours before her health started declining. She loved life, lived it fully— always ready for an adventure and has now embarked on her greatest forever adventure with Jesus!
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Faith Fellowship Church in the Newdale Community of Burnsville, NC. The family will accept friends and loved ones one hour prior to the service for visitation. Reverend David Gillespie will be officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Faith Fellowship Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the outreach at Faith Fellowship Church, 35 Partner Lane, Burnsville, NC 28714
Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home is respectfully serving the Boone family.
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