Born in Blue Springs, Mississippi in 1929 to the late Edgar and Addie Pannell, she came into the world alongside her late twin brother, Jack, of whom she loved dearly. Faye had a wonderful childhood that she often told stories about. Her early years of growing up with her late sister Sally, late brothers Floyd and Jack were many fond memories.
She married her late husband Daniel Greer in 1952 and they had a great 55 years together before his death in 2007.
She had infectious laugh and was a person that could make anyone feel like they are special and welcome.
Faye came to Christ at a young age, was an avid reader of the Word, and was a long-term member of Eudora Baptist Church and later Second Baptist Church.
She loved her years working for the Alumni Center at the University of Memphis and supported Tiger Athletics. She was Tiger Blue through and through.
She was a longtime staple on Dee Road in her Colonial Acres neighborhood, as she lived there for more than 68 years. Faye was an avid walker and talker, even into her elder years. She loved cooking and baking for others as well.
A wife, mom, neighbor, and friend who was known to many as Mommy Faye, she is survived by her sons Danny (Laura) and Eddie (Linda), her grandchildren Jonathan (Kelli), Jacob, and Mary Grace, and her great-grandsons Jackson and Cannon. She is also survived by her nieces Sherry Pecukonis (Nick), Connie Bailey (Bill), and Carol Kinney and nephews Robert Pannell (Lisa) and Don May (Terri) who all loved her dearly.
A visitation for Faye will be held Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM until the funeral service at 1:00 PM, at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119. A committal service will immediately follow at 2:00 PM, at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Memphis, TN 38125.
