Barbara Joan Faris, 71, Pierceton, passed away at 7:22 a.m. Oct. 17, 2013, in Mason’s Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. She was born Aug. 19, 1942, in Harrison Township, Kosciusko County, to Dale and Frances Rush Plew. On April 3, 1965, in Silver Lake, she married Terry L. Faris, who preceded her in death Nov. 7, 2004. She moved to Pierceton in 1950, where she graduated from Pierceton High School in 1960. She retired from NIPSCO where she worked for 37 years, retiring in 1997. She also worked as an EMT for Pierceton Monroe-Washington Township EMS for 27 years and also for the EMS in Naples, Fla. She did volunteer work for the Rescue Mission in Port Charlotte, Fla. She also served on Joyce Myers mission trips, traveling to several countries including Lebanon, Cambodia, Thailand, Honduras, Ethiopia and Haiti. Locally she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pierceton, and The Order of the Eastern Star, Pierceton, and for many years the Kosciusko County Cattlemen’s Association. She and her husband also raised Hereford cattle for Seasons Harmony Farms for many years. She worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kosciusko County, Columbia City and Naples, and she hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. She is survived by two brothers, Robert (and spouse Joan) Plew, Pierceton, and Alfred (and spouse Elaine) Plew, Decatur; one nephew, Christopher (and Gina Eddington) Plew, Bluffton; one niece, Jo Ellen (and spouse Jerry) Deaton, Warsaw; two great-nephews; one great-niece; two great-great-nephews; and three great-great-nieces. She also was preceded in death by her parents. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with the Rev. Mark Fishburn and Pastor Dennis Bollenbacher officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with an Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m., and one hour prior to the service Tuesday. ***** Memorials to First Baptist Church of Pierceton, 208 W. Market St/, Pierceton, IN 46562; or to Monroe Go Getters 4H Club, 9019 S. 400 East, Claypool, IN 46510. Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
