Eugenia Dewey Faison

Jean was born January 23, 1913 in Lenoir, NC and was the daughter of the late Jean Hayward Wilcox Jones and Edmund Jones. In 1935, Jean married George Steele Dewey, Jr. of Goldsboro, NC, where she lived for sixty-five years. She was an active member of her community and a devoted member of her church, St. Stephen's Episcopal. It has been her abiding faith that has sustained her for ninety-nine years.

Jean had a keen wit and a contagious zest for life. She adored her grandchildren, to whom she was affectionately known as “Noonie”. They, in turn, loved her and her irrepressible personality. Friends of all ages enjoyed listening to her stories that captivated and entertained them. With her generous gift of loving hospitality, Jean’s door was always open, and flowers arranged, to welcome family and friends who might drop by.

Jean was predeceased by her husband, George S. Dewey, Jr. in 1961. She later wed William King Faison, to whom she was married for 21 years. They moved to Charlotte in 1999, where he died.

Jean is survived by her two beloved children, Mollie Dewey Faison and George Steele Dewey, III and his wife, Molly Browne Dewey, of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Jay Winters Faison and wife, Olga, Lane Elias Faison and wife, Liz, George Steele Dewey IV and wife, Meg, Edward O’Herron Dewey and wife, Kristan, Margaret “Dosty” Dewey Quarrier and husband, Alex; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her step grandchildren, Shippen Williams Browne and wife, Bridget, Katie Browne Beam and her husband, John, and Daniel Clarke Finny Browne and seven great-step grandchildren.

The family would like to thank her caregivers, Jeanette Smith, Lillie Jordan, Pat Lookabill with Home Care of Charlotte, Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, and her dear friend, Jami Griscom, for their loving care.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Willowdale Cemetery in Goldsboro, NC. Memorials may be given to the Music Fund at Stephen's Episcopal Church, 200 N. James Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 (919.734.4263).