June Faye Thornes

June Faye Thornes, 81, wife of the late Herbert Dennis Thornes and a resident of Hopeton, VA, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024. Born September 10, 1943 in Gargatha, VA and reared in Hopeton, she was the daughter of the late Prentiss James Ayres, Sr. and Leila Mall Taylor Ayres.

For more than two decades Faye worked at the former R&G Shirt Factory in Parksley, VA, but found her true calling as a teacher’s aide at Onley Preschool. Over the years, Faye brought joy to the lives of countless children just as they did to hers. Raised in a Christian home, she was a longtime member or St. Thomas United Methodist Church. Faye adored her family and shared a special bond with her granddaughters.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Lynn Gagliardi and her husband, Vince, of Melfa, VA; brother, Kenneth Ayres and his wife, Beverly of Bloxom, VA; granddaughters, Alisha Leslie (Ryne) and Samantha Gagliardi; sisters-in-law, Linda Ayres, Betty Lou Jones (Carlisle), Sandra Richardson (Troy); brothers-in-law, Quinn Thornes (Georgie) and Keith Thornes (Chantel); and several nieces, nephews, and their families. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Prentiss James Ayres, Jr., and sisters, Dorothy Taylor and husband, Tommy, and Jeanette Thornes and husband, Johnny.  

Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 2 p.m., with The Reverend George King officiating. There will be a visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Private interment will be held at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Onancock, VA.

Contributions in Faye’s memory may be made to St. Thomas United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 485, Parksley, VA 23421.

Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home.

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