Son of Ed and Kate Fariss. Fay owned and operated the Fariss Hotel in Savannah across from the Courthouse.
"Savannah Courier," Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, Friday, May 24, 1957
FAY H. FARISS SR Dies Suddenly; Services May 22
Services for Fay Hasen Fariss, Sr., one of Hardin County's outstanding citizens, who died suddenly of a heat attack last Monday night, May 20, at his home, were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Bro. Russell Boaz officiated. Burial was in the Savannah Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. He was 62.
Mr. Fariss was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member and a past president of the Savannah Lions Club. He was a director of the Tennessee Valley Electric Co-Operative, the Citizens Bank and the Tourist Development Program.
For 12 years he was a member of the Savannah City Commission and very active in industry Promotions. He owned and operated the Fariss Hotel, served 2 terms as head of the State Hotel Association, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the organization.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle DeBerry Fariss; one son, Fay Hasen Fariss, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Jap Freeman, and four grandchildren. [Contributor Patsy Franks Belle (#48290897)]
"Savannah Courier," Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, Friday, May 24, 1957
FAY H. FARISS SR Dies Suddenly; Services May 22
Services for Fay Hasen Fariss, Sr., one of Hardin County's outstanding citizens, who died suddenly of a heat attack last Monday night, May 20, at his home, were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Bro. Russell Boaz officiated. Burial was in the Savannah Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. He was 62.
Mr. Fariss was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member and a past president of the Savannah Lions Club. He was a director of the Tennessee Valley Electric Co-Operative, the Citizens Bank and the Tourist Development Program.
For 12 years he was a member of the Savannah City Commission and very active in industry Promotions. He owned and operated the Fariss Hotel, served 2 terms as head of the State Hotel Association, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the organization.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle DeBerry Fariss; one son, Fay Hasen Fariss, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Jap Freeman, and four grandchildren. [Contributor Patsy Franks Belle (#48290897)]
Son of Ed and Kate Fariss. Fay owned and operated the Fariss Hotel in Savannah across from the Courthouse.
"Savannah Courier," Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, Friday, May 24, 1957
FAY H. FARISS SR Dies Suddenly; Services May 22
Services for Fay Hasen Fariss, Sr., one of Hardin County's outstanding citizens, who died suddenly of a heat attack last Monday night, May 20, at his home, were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Bro. Russell Boaz officiated. Burial was in the Savannah Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. He was 62.
Mr. Fariss was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member and a past president of the Savannah Lions Club. He was a director of the Tennessee Valley Electric Co-Operative, the Citizens Bank and the Tourist Development Program.
For 12 years he was a member of the Savannah City Commission and very active in industry Promotions. He owned and operated the Fariss Hotel, served 2 terms as head of the State Hotel Association, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the organization.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle DeBerry Fariss; one son, Fay Hasen Fariss, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Jap Freeman, and four grandchildren. [Contributor Patsy Franks Belle (#48290897)]
"Savannah Courier," Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, Friday, May 24, 1957
FAY H. FARISS SR Dies Suddenly; Services May 22
Services for Fay Hasen Fariss, Sr., one of Hardin County's outstanding citizens, who died suddenly of a heat attack last Monday night, May 20, at his home, were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Bro. Russell Boaz officiated. Burial was in the Savannah Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. He was 62.
Mr. Fariss was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member and a past president of the Savannah Lions Club. He was a director of the Tennessee Valley Electric Co-Operative, the Citizens Bank and the Tourist Development Program.
For 12 years he was a member of the Savannah City Commission and very active in industry Promotions. He owned and operated the Fariss Hotel, served 2 terms as head of the State Hotel Association, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the organization.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle DeBerry Fariss; one son, Fay Hasen Fariss, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Jap Freeman, and four grandchildren. [Contributor Patsy Franks Belle (#48290897)]
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