Faye Wilkes Fleming, 94, passed from this life on Friday, August 4, 2023, at her home in Huntsville, Alabama. Faye was born on September 24, 1928, in Huntsville Alabama, the daughter of Jesse and Buford Wilkes. After graduating from Joe Bradley School in the Merrimack Mill village, she attended and graduated in the first graduating class of the University of Alabama School of Nursing.
She was predeceased by her husband, William C. Fleming. She is survived by her two daughters, Ann Reinhart (Craig) and Mary Jane Brooks (Bob); grandchildren, Erin, Noah, and Alexis (Chris); and four great-grandchildren, Ada, Dylan, John David, and Lucas.
Faye loved her God and family and lived her life in service to all. She was a caring nurse, working at Huntsville Hospital as a night supervisor until her retirement.
Her graveside funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, August 8.
The family suggests that memorials be made in her memory to the Mayfair Church of Christ missions.
