Faye M. Gandy

Faye:
The world is a little less vibrant with our beautiful Faye leaving us to go walk with her husband, Bob and our sweet Lord. A soul who painted life with bold strokes and gentle hues. She sculpted her beautiful life where she was loved deeply and was inspiring and placed the art of painting, sculpting and drawing into the lives of others as in her granddaughters and her niece who all still have a love for art.

Faye’s love for art was in sculpting where she took Norman Rockwell paintings and brought them to life in ceramic and porcelain sculpted figurines. With clay and kiln, Faye made beautiful dolls and figurines. One doll in particular went on and won 1st Place in the World where it was featured in Doll Magazine. She’s sculpted her son Michael as a little boy, standing on his head and his dog skipper, licking his nose. She had countless write-ups in the Plano newspaper through the 1970’s and was very hands-on in doll and art groups in Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee.

Away from the clay and kiln, Faye found peace in tending a garden and found inspiration in the beautiful flowers, birds and sweet animals that she loved and fed. She fed a stray cat that would come and leave her gifts at her back door. A mouse, a bird or something to show gratitude for her kindness.

In everything she did, Faye gave her all. She was very active in her church, her and one of her dear friends were responsible for decorating the church in Huntsville, Alabama during holidays and special events in Huntsville, Alabama. She was also active in coordinating potlucks, lunches and dinners along with holiday feasts; helping in any way she could.

She poured just that much of all she had into every person in her family. She took care of her mother, never was far from her sister, loved her husband, faithfully and raised a wonderful son.

She was the grandmother who sewed the Raggedy Ann costume, the grandmother who made 25 aprons for her granddaughter‘s birthday party and was ever so present in their young lives.

Although Faye turned off her kiln many years ago. Her legacy isn’t in the dolls or the figurines she made, but in the way she taught her family and others to see the world- through art and nature. Her spirit still lives in every memory left behind…

She is survived by her son Michael (Monica) Gandy; two granddaughters (Ryann, Alexa); sister Jaye Hendrix; nieces and nephews Kaye (Mark) Collins, Steve (Catherine) Hendrix, Midge (George) Cranor.

She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bobby(BK) Gandy, brother-in-law Joe Hendrix and her parents, Lois and Royal McGraw.