Faye Sina Teague Daniels

Faye was born August 21, 1920 in St. Paul, Arkansas to George M. and Cordelia “Delie” (Sizemore) Teague. She married William (Bill) Daniels in 1938 in Washington Co., Arkansas. Faye and Bill moved west to Yakima in 1943 with their young son Billy and her parents to follow her sisters and their families. That same year she added a second son, Jerry, to the family. Faye said they moved west to work in the fruit and timber industries to escape the hardscrabble war-years life in Arkansas. Bill was called to service and was deployed to Germany in 1945, returned in 1946 and they lived primarily in the Wiley City and Ahtanum areas until Bill’s passing in 1994.

Faye then moved to the Summitview Living Care Retirement Community and was able to overcome many physical challenges over the years to maintain an independent-living lifestyle. She especially enjoyed joining in the community festivities, attending Chapel, and visiting and helping the (in her words) “old folks” in the nursing facility. She could be seen scooting around the facility and down the street in her power chair after loosing a leg and the use of her car to medical problems, as a minor thing like that was not going to keep her down.

Faye spent many years working in the fruit and agriculture industry in the valley and ultimately started her own successful upholstery business with her sister, Edna. They operated that business until forced retirement due to health problems.

Faye was an original member of the Yakima Bible Baptist Church, where she attended faithfully until driving was no longer possible. She especially enjoyed leading the Sunday School Class for the toddlers. She continued to stay in touch with the members of the church to the end of her life as they were an important part of her family and faith.

Until her health declined, Faye loved to hunt in the mountains west of Yakima for deer and elk and fish for salmon at Ilwaco with her family and friends. She grew a garden outside her apartment each year and enjoyed tending to it every morning in the growing season. She had a knack for growing an extraordinary hibiscus on her patio which was featured in an article in the Yakima paper this summer. Faye also did crafts as long as she was able and produced some fine examples of pine needle baskets, some of which are displayed at the Yakima Valley Museum. She loved to read historic novels and accounts of the settlement of the west and especially her Bible. At last count she said she had read her Bible front to back at least once a year for the past 12 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, son, Billy, her parents, three sisters, and one grandchild.

She is survived by her son Jerry and his wife Marilyn of Spokane, 6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter, and many friends and relatives. She received great help and support in recent years from her nieces Alice Hein and Margaret Wade, and special friend Bernadine Davis as well as countless other close friends who helped make her life enjoyable and enable her to maintain her independent lifestyle.

Mom loved family and kids. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations may be made in Faye’s honor to The Children’s Miracle Network, 2701 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902 where all donations are used for the local children’s hospital.

Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Keith & Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. A Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Bible Baptist Church at 6201 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA. The burial will follow at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the care of Keith & Keith Funeral Home.

Arrangements under the direction of Keith & Keith Funeral Home, Yakima, WA.

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