SANDERSVILLE: Faye Williams Upchurch, 85, passed away on September 18, 2023. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Sandersville, Georgia, and a member of their Joy Luck Club. Faye enjoyed cheering on the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs. She loved flowers and gardening as well as coloring and drawing. She had a genuine heart for people, looked out for everyone and never met a stranger.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Carswell and Annie Sue Williams; and husband of fifty-three years, William Henry Upchurch.
SURVIVORS: son, William C. (Suzanne) Upchurch of Pooler, Ga.; daughters, Lisa U. (Greg) Seamands of Claxton, Ga. and Tammy U. (Gary) Smith of Jefferson, Ga.; grandchildren, Megan Seamands, Shannon S. (Sean) Balas and Anna-Sophia Upchurch; cousins, Reed (Nancy) Watterson and Dale Gowan.
VISITATION: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: Friday, September 22, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lee Lacey will officiate.
BURIAL: Brooklet City Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCE: Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, Ga. 31406. Or, Sandersville First Baptist Church, 316 Mathis Lane, Sandersville, Ga. 31082.
Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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