On July 1, 2019, Faye Janette Pond Wheeler of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Richmond, Virginia, left us at age 83 to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer. Faye lived most of her adult life in the Richmond area and, in 2006, moved to Raleigh to be close to her eldest daughter, Jennifer Wheeler McEntire and spouse Jeff McEntire, of Durham, North Carolina. She is also survived by a second daughter, Ruth W. Cross and spouse Cindy Cross of Winter Garden, Florida, and a brother, Reginald Ernest Pond, Jr. of Arlington, Virginia. Faye was the daughter of the late Reginald Ernest Pond, Sr., of Richmond and the late Mary Lee Morris Pond of Colonial Heights, Virginia. Faye is the former wife of the late R. Kenneth Wheeler of Richmond.
After raising her two daughters, Faye returned to the workforce at Circuit City corporate headquarters in Richmond and served in several administrative capacities for many years until 2006, the year of her retirement. Faye was an active volunteer for Meals on Wheels as well as for St. Mary’s Hospital while living in Richmond. She had a wonderful group of Richmond friends who she kept in touch with over the years. When Faye moved to Raleigh, she quickly made new friends, including the residents of her condominium, The Essex at Glen Eden. She volunteered for many years at Neighbor to Neighbor, a non-profit youth education program in downtown Raleigh.
A remembrance service and visitation will be held on Saturday, July 13 at 10am at the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 East Millbrook Rd., Raleigh, NC. Following the service, Faye’s ashes will be taken to Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia for a private interment service. In lieu of flowers, Faye’s wish is that contributions be made to Neighbor to Neighbor, 1200 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601.
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