SYLVIA FAYE (SMITH) HAMAN

June 24, 2019
Haman Haman

Sylvia Faye (Smith) Haman, widow of Ralph Haman, passed away peacefully June 21 in Germantown, Tenn. She was 84.

A celebration of life service for Miss Sylvia, as she was known, will be conducted at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, in Fulton, June 25. Visitation will be 12 noon - 2 p.m. with service at 2 p.m.. Pastor Stephen Cavness will officiate. Place of rest will be Obion County Memorial Gardens following the service. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Roper (Randall), of Germantown, and Mitzi Rychlik (Chris), of Eagle River, Ark.; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester W. Smith and Blanche Bingham Smith.

Born July 23, 1934 in Union City, Tenn., she was an only child.

She spent her childhood years in the Union City area and was a 1952 graduate of Woodland Mills High School.

She also attended Draughon’s Business College in Memphis, Tenn.

She spent most of her adult life in Fulton as a housewife and mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church, in Fulton.

She held many roles throughout those years. She led Sunday School classes for mature women until her last illness forced her retirement.

At a younger age, she led aerobic exercise classes for women of all ages. She was a leader in Awana, in Children’s Ministries. She was a member of the Grief Ministry that provides comfort meals to those who have lost loved ones. Her dedication to her church and to her Lord served as a testimony to all ages.

She was an accomplished seamstress. She made dresses and other clothing for herself and her daughters and ultimately for her grandchildren. She sewed draperies, upholstered furniture and even auto seats. She also knitted and crocheted, both self-taught.

There are many adjectives to describe her: Strong, Fearless, Smart, Brave, Funny to name a few. She always used an illness of hers, especially her leg amputation, in a positive way to give encouragement to others.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1140, Fulton, Ky. 42041.

Tributes may be left online at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com/