Ella Faircloth

Ella Bethia Skinner Faircloth, age 97, of Woodville, FL, passed away January 3, 2016, peacefully at home. Visitation will be held at Woodville United Methodist Church from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 8, 2015, at Woodville United Methodist Church in Woodville followed by interment in Woodville Cemetery. Ella is survived by her five children; James F Faircloth, Jr. (Kathy), Barbra Faircloth Harless, Mary Faircloth Walsh (Robert), Jane Faircloth Valentin (Zeke) and Reginald William Faircloth; one sister, Julia Ann Woodman; twelve grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and Ella's devoted friend, Larry Harris. Ella was a retired manager from the Leon County School Food Services Program after 30 years with most of the years being employed at Woodville Elementary School. She had a reputation for providing great home cooked meals for the holidays and being sure that all of the students had something to eat. The community loved her for the wonderful cinnamon rolls too. Leon County School Board honored Ella with a retirement celebration and renamed the Woodville School Cafeteria in her honor. She learned a great work ethic growing up in the remote fishing village of Boxey, Newfoundland, with three sisters. She was a caring, kind person who loved her family and devoted her life to them. She was their biggest fan. She loved working outside and was especially proud of her beautiful flower beds. You could see her up until the age of 95 riding her lawn mower almost every day, pulling weeds or raking. She was also a talented seamstress that could do it all from pegging jeans for guys back in the 60’s, altering clothes for anyone, making special engineer hats for guys in the community especially Johnny, costumes for the Wakulla Community Chorus productions at the Sopchoppy Opry and bridesmaids dresses for her daughters and granddaughters. She would take hand-me-down dresses from cousins and make awesome dresses for the daughters to wear to school dances. Most people said that she was the hardest working person that they knew. Memorial contributions can be made in Ella's name to Elder Care Services, Inc., 2518 W Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304 ( 850-921-5554) or www.ecsbigbend.org. Amber Miller of Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements (850-926-3333 or www.bevisfh.com).

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Ella Faircloth

December 2, 1918 - January 3, 2016