Melba "Nell" Faucette

Female 1922 - 2017  (94 years)


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  • Name Melba "Nell" Faucette 
    Birth 22 Jun 1922  Alamance County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Mar 2017  Burlington, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • MEBANE - Mrs. Melba Faucette Lashley, 94, of Mebane, NC, passed away on Tuesday March 7, 2017 at the Alamance Healthcare Center in Burlington.

      A native of Alamance County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carlton and Isla Lillian Trollinger Faucette.

      She was married on December 13, 1943 to the love of her life, the late Lacy Gus Lashley. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mebane and she retired from AT$T Guilford center with 32 years of service.

      She was the Valedictorian of her graduating class from Mebane High School. She enjoyed her trips and dinners with her brothers and sister in laws over the years and she especially loved her home and grandchildren.

      Survivors include her daughter, Laci Lashley Allison, of Mebane; son, Lyle Van Lashley, of Mebane; grandchildren, Courtney Anne Allison, of Mebane, Adam Chadwick Allison, of Gibsonville and David Anthony Allison, of Mebane; great-grandchildren, Natalie Catherine Allison and Joseph Colton Yurigan and many loving nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Carl, Bill, Sam, Roney, and Wilbur Faucette; half-sister, Nell Jobe and a son in law, Richard D. Allison.

      A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Mebane with the Dr. Terry farmer officiating.

      Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Church on Thursday and other times at the residence of the daughter Laci Allison.

      McClure Funeral Service in Mebane is assisting the family.

      Condolences may be offered at www.mcclurefuneralservice.net.
    Burial Mebane, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Oakwood Cemetery
      PLOT Section 6 Row 9
      Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Person ID I20967  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2024 

    Father Junious Carlton Faucette,   b. 14 Apr 1884, Alamance County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1975, Mebane, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Isley Lillian Trollinger,   b. 28 May 1886, Alamance County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1951, Mebane, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F7231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lacy Gus Lashley,   b. 9 Dec 1915, Alamance County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1989, Alamance County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1943 
    Children 
    +1. Laci Lashley
     2. Lyle Van Lashley
    Family ID F15266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2017 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jun 1922 - Alamance County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 2017 - Burlington, Alamance, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mebane, Alamance, NC Link to Google Earth
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    • 1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Mella Faucette
      [Melba Faucette]
      Age: 18
      Estimated birth year: abt 1922
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Home in 1940: Melville, Alamance, North Carolina
      Map of Home in 1940: View Map
      Street: Highway 70
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Melville, Alamance, North Carolina
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Sheet Number: 7A
      Occupation: Wn Dec
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
      Income: 750
      Income Other Sources: No

      U.S. Public Records Index
      Name: Melba F Lashley
      Birth Date: 22 Jun 1922
      Phone Number: 563-6116
      Address: 720 Buena Vista Rd, Mebane, NC, 27302-9629 (1993)