Faye VanHoy

She was born in Hoke County, NC on January 08, 1931, to the late Ernest and Marion McPhaul.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Billie M. Harmon; and her second husband, Robert Lee VanHoy, Sr.; her siblings, J. Ernest McPhaul, Jr., Claude T. McPhaul, Jean McPhaul Emslie, John A. McPhaul, and George Thomas McPhaul.

Faye was a graduate of Flora McDonald College and received her Master’s Degree from East Carolina University. She taught for many years at Seventy First Elementary School. Faye liked to play golf, gin, and in her younger years, basketball. She loved to travel and entertain her friends at Oak Island. She loved the beach, where she lived for over 40 years.

She is survived by her children, Robert VanHoy, Jr. (Jamie) and Lynn VanHoy Britt; granddaughter, Maria Titchener (Walt); great grandson, Walter Edmund Titchener IV; many nieces and nephews; and three special caregivers, Gwyn Johnson, Jane Overman, and Maxine Ray.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 11:00 am at Antioch Presbyterian Church with Pastor Jimmy Allen and Pastor Scott Miller officiating. 6583 Red Springs Rd, Red Springs, NC 28377.

A visitation will follow the service at the church.

Ms. Faye will be buried beside her husband, Robert Lee VanHoy, Sr. in the Union Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Union Grove, NC at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 25, 2025. 1331 Sloans Mill Rd, Union Grove, NC 28689.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Liberty Hospice 44 McNeill Plaza, Whiteville, NC 28472.