Mary Ethel Tibbs

1924 - 2019  (95 years)

• Name	Mary Ethel Tibbs
  Birth	6 Jun 1924
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Sep 2019	Abingdon,WashingtonCo,VA;bur:GreendaleChapelCem.,RichValleyRd,Abingdon,WashCo,VA
  Person ID	I13091	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Stephen Tibbs
  Mother	Dora Wiles
  Family ID	F5046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lemuel Sanford Fain, Sr.,   b. 17 Nov 1907   d. 1955, Canton, Stark Co., OH; burial: Military Cem., Canton, Stark Co., OH (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1950	Greenup, Greenup Co., KY
  Children	1. Ruth Ellen Fain,   b. 16 Dec 1941, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV d. 28 Jul 2018, Forest Hills Memory Gardens, Abingdon, Washington Co.,VA (Age 76 years)   2. David Eugene Fain,   b. ABT. 1947 (Age 79 years)   3. Lemuel Sanford Fain, Jr.,   b. ABT. 1948, WV (Age 78 years)   4. Susan E. Fain,   b. 18 Nov 1949   d. 11 Feb 2023, Laurel Bloomery, Johnson Co., TN (Age 73 years)   5. Robert Lee "Bob" "Fuzz" Fain,   b. 5 Jul 1951, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV d. 26 Jan 2021, Abingdon,WashingtonCo,VA; bur: AshleyFamilyCem.,Whitetop,Grayson Co.,VA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Tibbs, Mary Ethel (1924-2019) Individual photo of Mary Ethel Tibbs Fain came from https://www.farrisfuneralservice.com/obituaries/mary-ethel-fain

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Rose Fain Sheets: Verification of some facts concerning Mary Ethel Tibbs Fain (1924-2019). Source: https://www.farrisfuneralservice.com/obituaries/mary-ethel-fain Obituary: Mary Ethel Fain June 6, 1924 - September 7, 2019 Mary Ethel Fain, 95, of Damascus, Va., passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Grace Healthcare.  She will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother to ten children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lemuel Sanford Fain, Sr.; three children, Ruth Horne, Dave Fain, and Lemuel Sanford Fain, Jr.; two grandsons, Dale Trivette and Doug Trivette; granddaughter, Robin Fain; and several siblings.  SURVIVORS OMITTED A funeral ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. prior to the service. A committal service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 13, 2019, at Greendale Chapel Cemetery, Rich Valley Road, Abingdon, VA.  Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons. Those wishing to attend the service should meet at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m. Those wishing to share memories and express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com.  The family of Mary Ethel Fain is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700). To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary Ethel Fain, please visit our flower store. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT46-9LX Mary Tibbs (Rose Fain Sheets has verified that Mary Tibbs was married to Lemuel Sanford Fain. The last name of Tubbs is incorrect.) b. 1920 Spouses and Children Lemuel Sanford Fain Male1907-1958 Mary Tubbs (DFC: last name should be TIBBS) Female1920-Deceased Marriage 15 February 1950 Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Children (0) Parents and Siblings Stephen Tibbs Male Deceased Dora Wiles Female Deceased