Raymond Faire

Raymond Faire, 93 of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. His last breath here on earth was his first in heaven. He was born April 7, 1923 in Deventer, Missouri to Herschel and Emelene (Patrick) Faire. Raymond and Thelma Forrester were married March 25, 1945. Out of this union came a son, Gary R. Faire who survives. Thelma passed away in October of 1979. He later married Effie Dorris in Jackson, MO on March 14, 1980. Raymond was the oldest of 12 children and grew up in Mississippi County, MO (34 Corner). He attended Lower Crosnoe Elementary School at 34 Corner. He was a 1940 graduate of East Prairie High School. Raymond worked on the family farm and went to work for Story’s Farm in Wolf Island, MO after high school graduation. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII in 1945 and served until 1947. After his military service he moved back home to Wolf Island and later moved to East Prairie and worked at Budget Laundry. In 1950 he moved to Anna, IL to work for Loomis Brother’s where he installed laundry and dry cleaning equipment. Raymond went to work for Lewis Brothers Bakeries in Anna in 1957 and retired in 1985 after 28 years of service. He then took on the challenge of building him and Effie’s home in Benton, MO where he did all the work, being self-taught in many areas. He came out of retirement and worked for Riverside Lumber, Pocahontas Lumber, Kay’s Merchandise and Lowe’s. He had to again retire for the last time due to his health. Raymond was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church and former member of the 1st Pentecostal Church in Cape. Raymond was extremely talented and self-taught in many areas such as radio repair, general electrician, plumber, carpenter, certified welder and was a Millwright most of his life. His hobbies included reading, gardening, traveling, and square dancing, collecting antique tools, working with the Explorer Scouts, playing baseball from the age of 6 to 32 and teaching the fundamentals of baseball to younger kids. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his wife, Effie of Cape Girardeau; son, Gary R. (Linda) Faire of Jonesboro, IL; two brothers, Fred S. (Betty) Fair of Eldon, MO and Herschel “Glenn” Faire of Jackson, MO; three sisters, Shelby J. Wood of Hornbeak, TN, Betty (Howard) Douglas of Scott City, MO and Faye (Gary) Waterhouse of Kansas City, MO; three grandsons, Raymond “Doug” (Barb) Faire of Northbrook, Ontario Canada, Brian “Scott” (Lori) Faire of Cape Girardeau, Jerome (Tasha) Faire of Jonesboro, IL; great grandchildren, Trace and Mariah Faire of Jonesboro, IL; step great grandchildren, Bobby Brown and Shana Dillon of Montreal, Québec; step great-great grandson, Charles John Douglas Raymond; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Thelma; three brothers, Delbert, William and John Thomas “JT” Faire; three sisters, Lucille Rhodes, Marion “Ruth” Clifft and Dorothy Wilson. Visitation will be Thursday, July 7, 2016 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Friday, July 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary, Doug, Jerome, Trace and Glenn Faire and William Dorris. Honorary pallbearers will be Scott Faire and Cecil Dorris. Memorial donations may be given to Lynwood Baptist Church.

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Raymond Faire

April 7, 1923 - July 3, 2016