Faye Harrington

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm, Monday, February 9, 2015 at Trinity United Methodist Church for Faye Harrington, 96, who passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas. Rev. Glenn Thyrion will officiate with burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Trinity United Methodist Church from noon until service time on Monday, February 9, 2015.

Faye was born October 15, 1918 in Prairie Grove, AR to Charles A. Battenfield and Rena Z. Willoughby Battenfield who preceded her in death. She married the love of her life, Miner Harrington on August 3, 1947 in Clovis, NM; he preceded her in death in 1991. Faye is also preceded in death by her brother Charles "Hank" Battenfield and sister Velma Busby.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters Karen Ream and husband Bob of Conroe, TX and Connie Kenyon and husband Kim of Powell, TN; brother A. L. Battenfield of Huntington Beach, CA; grandchildren Rob and Tish Ream of Conroe, TX, Jon and Angelle Ream of Mandeville, LA, Chelsea and Ryan Haun of Morristown, TN and Eric Kenyon and fiancée Tia Smyth of Powell, TN; great grandchildren Maddie, Brandte and Nicholas Ream of Conroe, TX, Abigail and Jonathan Ream of Mandeville, LA and Reagan and Easton Haun of Morristown, TN. Also surviving her are several close nieces and nephews.

Faye loved the Lord. She was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church for 44 years. She was involved in United Methodist Women, a member of the Open Door Sunday School Class, and taught Sunday school for many years at Trinity. As an avid reader, Faye was a member of Story League and Book Club. She also enjoyed being a member of OptiMrs Club and Woodman of the World Fraternity. As a couple, Miner and Faye loved to travel and loved to play dominoes with their domino group.

Faye received her Teaching Degree from ENMU in 1942. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Elk, NM. She also taught several years in Clovis, NM and Lovington, NM before coming to Roswell. Faye taught 22 years at Parkview Elementary, retiring after a total of 39 ½ years of teaching.

Visitation

Trinity United Methodist Church
1413 S. Union
Roswell, NM  88203
Monday, February 9, 2015
12:00 to 2:00 pm

Service

Funeral Service

Trinity United Methodist Church
1413 S. Union
Roswell, NM  88203
Monday, February 9, 2015
2:00 pm

Cemetery

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203