Faye Friend

September 28, 1932 - October 25, 2017

Faye Friend, 85, of Sodus, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be at 11 AM. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Yore Community Church in Sodus Township. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus Township. You are invited to meet with family and friends on Friday, Oct. 27 from 5 PM to 7 PM at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Memorial donation may be made to the Yore Community Church. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Faye was born in Weona, AR to John and Fleda (Foshee) Cobb on Sept. 28, 1932. She married Dennis Friend on July 15, 1950 in Harrisburg, AR, and he preceded her in death in 2002 after 52 years of marriage. She retired from Hughes Plastics as an injection molder after 30 years employment. Faye enjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing, canning, and being active with her grandchildren. She was a generous, caring and loving individual who was always helping her family. Faye had a strong willed personality and she was a no nonsense girl. Her family includes her daughters, Patricia (Art) Bush of Syracuse, IN, Sandra (Jerry) Baskin of Sodus and Ann (Denny) Nickell of Benton Harbor; her sisters, Martha (John) Bossert of NY and Mary Packard of PA; her 7 grandchildren, Sharon, Melissa, Lora, JoAnna, Johnathan, Cedric and Preston; her 16 great-grandchildren; her 6 great great grandchildren, and her companion of the last 10 years, her dog, Goldie. She was also preceded in death by her parents; her 2 brothers, J. W. Cobb and Edward Cobb; her sisters, Linda Walker and Helen Sherman, and her 2 grandchildren, Raginna and Jason.