Billie Faye Brown Gary, 79, lifelong resident of Bronson, Texas (Blue Springs Community) passed away April 8, 2021 peacefully in her home.

Billie Faye Brown Gary was born in Bronson, Texas to Judge Dalphus and Juanita Fern Freeman Brown . She grew up with five siblings, J.C., Buster, Dalphus, Hubert and Carolyn . She loved spending time outdoors, farming, gardening, fishing, and helping her mom and dad raise her siblings which sparked her interest and passion for family.

In her teenage years, she met Gova Eugene Gary and fell head over heels in love . They were married January 18, 1958 . Within a few years, they started a family, complete with Janice Evelyn and Bernice . As a family, they loved vacationing in Colorado, Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, California, camping everywhere on Lake Sam Rayburn, gardening, sewing and riding their beloved horse, Bill Doodley . Not only was Faye a mother and homemaker, she ran a gas station/grocery store that her and her husband built when Lake Sam Rayburn first came in, she owned and worked chicken houses, fixed saws in their family ran saw shop, storage buildings, rental property, and helped take care of the family farm . When Faye became a grandmother to her five grandchildren, she acquired a new name . She would now be forever known to everyone as Mamafaye . She enjoyed teaching her grandchildren how to dress a deer, make soap bait, run trotlines, fish, build a smokehouse to smoke meat, sew, plant a vegetable garden, how to can fruits and veggies, pick berries, cook, drive their first car and a tractor . She wanted to ensure she instilled great qualities and morals into her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren by teaching them to always put God first, family time is important, and how to survive off of the land . Being a kind, gentle, caring and dependable wife, mother and Mamafaye was of the utmost importance to Faye and she certainly did not disappoint when it came to wholeheartedly loving her family.

Faye was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Broaddus, Texas.

Billie Faye Brown Gary is survived by daughters Janice Willams and friend, Billy, Bernice Welch and husband, Calvin, her five grandchildren, Dorcas Rupert and husband Bandon, Joe Williams and wife, Candice, Aaron Williams and wife, Laura, Carla Worry and husband, Mark, R.C. Welch and wife Brittany and 14 great grandchildren .

She was preceded in passing by her husband of 63 years Gova Eugene Gary, her parents Judge Dalphus and Juanita Fern Brown, siblings J.C. Brown, Buster Brown, Dalphus Brown, Hubert Brown, and Carolyn Brown.

A visitation of family and friends will be help from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2021 and again Saturday, April 10, 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street Hemphill, Texas .

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Don Loftin and John Starr Jr. officiating.

Burial will follow services in Wood Annex Cemetery in Bronson, Texas (CR 432) with  Joe Williams, R.C. Welch, Aaron Williams, George Ray Welch, Malcolm Brown and Ronnie Paul Brown serving as pallbearers .

Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

Serving as honorary pallbearers are Mamafaye's great grandsons Trevin Rupert, Casey Welch, Zaden Williams, Brennon Williams.