Willie Faye Wells Wiley
September 30, 1912 — May 11, 2010
Willie Faye Wells Wiley
Willie Faye Wells Wiley, 97, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, TX. Willie Faye was born on September 30, 1912, in Proffitt, Young County, Texas, daughter of Richard (Dick) and Louduskye Harmonson Wells, prominent "pioneers" of Young County. Her ancestors included her maternal great-great grandfather, Peter Harmonson, who settled in Peter's Colony in 1845 and helped form Denton County where he served as the 1st Sheriff. In 1854 he was 1 of 5 people who helped organize Young County where he moved his family, established the Harmonson Rancho, and served as the First Chief Justice.
Willie Faye graduated Valedictorian from Newcastle High School & graduated from North Texas Teachers' College, now the University of North Texas. She married Donald Wiley in 1940 in Graham, TX, where she taught school for the majority of her 43 teaching years. A well-known ranching family, Willie Faye and Donald established the OK Ranch, now known as the W & W Ranch located near the Bunger Community on the Brazos River.
Willie Faye is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Donald Wiley; her parents; her sisters, Alma Wells Starbuck, Mozelle Wells Smith, Cornelia Wells Wilkinson; her brother, Richard Franklin (Pete) Wells, as well as her beloved Aunt Dora Harmonson Dent and Uncle Will Dent, and nephews Kenneth Smith and Richard Starbuck.
Willie Faye is survived by her only child, Virginia Ann Wiley Williams, and son-in-law, W. E. "Ed" Williams, Jr.; her grandchildren, Ginger Fayerene Williams and W. E. "Eddie" Williams, III, as well as her granddaughter-in-law, Amy Williams; and her two great grandchildren, W. E. "Cort" Williams, IV, and Knox Douglas Williams of Denton. She is also survived by her cherished nieces, nephews, & cousins, as well as her retired teacher friends and co-workers in the Graham Independent School District; members of the Delta Kappa Gamma Retired Teachers Association; her First Baptist Sunday School Class; the Young County Historical Society; and her many devoted classroom students and friends.
Her family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the Vintage Health Care Center and Texas Presbyterian Hospital.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Funeral Services will be Monday, May 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Segars, First Baptist Church Minister of Education and Administration, officiating. Burial will follow in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to make memorials to the Young County Historical Society or the Library of Graham.
Willie Faye graduated Valedictorian from Newcastle High School & graduated from North Texas Teachers' College, now the University of North Texas. She married Donald Wiley in 1940 in Graham, TX, where she taught school for the majority of her 43 teaching years. A well-known ranching family, Willie Faye and Donald established the OK Ranch, now known as the W & W Ranch located near the Bunger Community on the Brazos River.
Willie Faye is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Donald Wiley; her parents; her sisters, Alma Wells Starbuck, Mozelle Wells Smith, Cornelia Wells Wilkinson; her brother, Richard Franklin (Pete) Wells, as well as her beloved Aunt Dora Harmonson Dent and Uncle Will Dent, and nephews Kenneth Smith and Richard Starbuck.
Willie Faye is survived by her only child, Virginia Ann Wiley Williams, and son-in-law, W. E. "Ed" Williams, Jr.; her grandchildren, Ginger Fayerene Williams and W. E. "Eddie" Williams, III, as well as her granddaughter-in-law, Amy Williams; and her two great grandchildren, W. E. "Cort" Williams, IV, and Knox Douglas Williams of Denton. She is also survived by her cherished nieces, nephews, & cousins, as well as her retired teacher friends and co-workers in the Graham Independent School District; members of the Delta Kappa Gamma Retired Teachers Association; her First Baptist Sunday School Class; the Young County Historical Society; and her many devoted classroom students and friends.
Her family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the Vintage Health Care Center and Texas Presbyterian Hospital.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Funeral Services will be Monday, May 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Segars, First Baptist Church Minister of Education and Administration, officiating. Burial will follow in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to make memorials to the Young County Historical Society or the Library of Graham.
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