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Walter Ray Faris, 73, of Olney, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville, Indiana. Graveside funeral services at Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney with Pastor Bill Herald officiating.
Mr. Faris was born December 14, 1941 in Richland County, a son of Harvey M. and Harriet Josephine Andrews Faris.
He loved history and was an avid reader. He enjoyed walking to the Dairy Queen and going to the library. He enjoyed his friends at the East Fork Apartments.
Walter is survived by nieces and nephews, Sharon Perry, Mike Faris, J. R. Finch, Jackie Finch and Penny Grubaugh.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert, Marion, Fred and Wendell Faris; sisters, Katie Buckels and Joann Finch; nephew, Larry Faris and brother-in-law, Jim Finch.
Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) - Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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Clarence E. Smith (1960)
Walter would walk miles everyday from his apartment at East Fork Apts. in all kinds of weather for his groceries and other needs. Whenever I would see him, I would give him a ride in whatever direction he was going and he thanked me graciously. He never complained of his hardships during our brief conversations
I never knew Walter well, but remembered him as a classmate of our Class of 1960.
Rest in peace, Walter.
Ann Weesner (King) (1960)
Walter was a Classmate and friend of mine in the class of 1960. I saw him only once since we graduated and that was one evening when he was walking down the street. I stopped and we visited a few minutes, that was about 12 of 15 years ago. I wish I had known where he lived and I would have stopped in to see him when I was visiting in Olney.....
Marilyn Fawkes (Dilly) (1960)
I knew Walter from our four years at ERHS where we exchanged a few words every day. Our hall lockers were assigned in alphabetical order by our last names so Faris and Fawkes were adjacent. Walter never came to our class reunions so he might have been surprised that classmates remember him fondly. RIP, Walter.