Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem, NC

June 30, 2009

Mary Rebecca Myatt (Becky) Faries

FARIES WINSTON-SALEM - Mary Rebecca (Becky) Myatt Faries passed away on 6/28/09 after a brief illness at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Zeno W. Faries; her parents, Mary and Claude Myatt; and her sister, Sara M. Bogle. She is survived by her brother, John Myatt, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Albert and Tricia DeForest of Winston-Salem, sister-in-law Mary Innis Lambe of Durham, her nieces Cindy Danner, Barbara Warner, Debbie Potter, Alison Wise and Bekah DeForest; nephews William Lambe, A.J. DeForest and Paul DeForest; and many loving great-nieces and nephews. Becky was a graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School and Women' s College (now UNC-G) in Greensboro. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, and retired from Wake Forest University School of Medicine/Baptist Medical Center in 1991 after 46 years of service. Becky and Zeke enjoyed years of world-wide travel and ship cruises following their retirements. They were both active in the U.S.S. Iowa Veterans Reunions, and headed the Scholarship Drive for the surviving children of the sailors lost in the U.S.S. Iowa turret explosion in 1989. A memorial service will be held at the Heritage Woods Retirement Community chapel on Friday, July 3 at 10:00 a.m.. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice and Palliative Care of Winston-Salem would be welcomed.