Willie Faye White Dawkins, passed away at the age of 102 on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at her residence in Sturgis, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, August 27 at Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Louisville with Rev. Stacy Parvin officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Interment will immediately follow in Beth Eden Cemetery.
Willie Faye was born April 12, 1919, to Sammie and Lena Davis White. She was a member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church. Willie Faye was a caring, loving person who always put everyone else and their needs ahead of her. She enjoyed cooking for and visiting those in the community that were sick or needed help. Her grandchildren were the love of her life and yet, she loved her great-grandchildren even more! Her life truly exhibited her love for people and she was a true Southern lady.
Willie Faye is survived by her children: Betty Rhodes of Sturgis, Mississippi, Patty Peterson and husband Giles of Louisville, and Beverly Quinn and husband Larry also of Sturgis. One of her greatest joys is being “Mama Faye” to her five grandchildren: Glenn (Debbie) Rhodes, Carolyn (Dale) Dickerson, Thomas Peterson, Dawn Reynolds, and Tony (Donna) Jordan. She also dearly loved her 14 great-grandchildren: April (Ed) Friedhaber, Morgan (Summer) Rhodes, Betsy Rhodes, Ashley Hays, Lindsie Hays, Tonya (Andy) Darnell, Shena Dickerson, Brad (Brittany) Dickerson, Natalie (Philip) Beddingfield, Jacob and Jordyn Eldridge, Matthew Reynolds, Katelyn (Grant) Vandiver, and Ethan Jordan as well as her 17 great-great-grandchildren, one great-great-great grandson, and a host of nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Marshall Dawkins, granddaughters Marsha Rhodes Eldridge, sons-in-law Ralph Jordan and Charles Rhodes, granddaughter-in-law Melanie Peterson, great-granddaughter Kisha Hays, great-great-granddaughter Madison Nichole Dickerson, and her parents.
Serving as pallbearers are Dale Dickerson, Ethan Jordan, Tony Jordan, Thomas Peterson, Matthew Reynolds, Glenn Rhodes, Logan Rhodes, and Morgan Rhodes. Memorial donations in honor of Momma Faye may be given to Beth Eden Cemetery Fund, c/o Junie Fuller, 10866 Brooksville Road, Louisville, MS 39339.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
