Faye Flatt's Obituary
Once you took a seat at Faye Flatt’s kitchen table, you were surrounded by love. You could smell the Sunday dinner that would soon fill your belly – buttery squash, tender roast beef, light and fluffy pear salad.Faye always made sure everyone in her home was well fed and well loved. It was one of her biggest goals in life: to raise a happy family and to care for them every day.That dream began to take shape in the small Texas town of Lawson, where she grew up with eight siblings. Later – on the way to her grandson’s house – she would point out the curvy road that lead to the home where she took her first steps.When she was 17, she met the love of her life, Angus Flatt. The young couple married barely a year later – a week after the most infamous day in history and two weeks before Angus would enlist in the Army.After the war, Faye and Angus raised two boys, Jerry and Ken. Faye planted her first garden in a small home in Dallas where she lived for 71 years. It helped feed her family and grew into a lifelong passion.Later, her family members would jokingly compete to bring Faye the biggest, juiciest tomato in the most finely planted gardens – though they all knew who held the family’s real master gardener title. Faye planted tomatoes, onions, potatoes and squash every year that she was able. Her garage was lined with canned beets and hot pepper sauce. There were always too many vegetables for just one season.She cherished every Sunday spent with family for the rest of her 94 years – though every Sunday started with a visit to her church, La Prada Drive Church of Christ. Since 1954, Faye rarely missed a service and looked forward to singing school every summer. When she no longer drove to church, members of the congregation would pick her up and take her home, often in the church’s own limo – a heavenly taxi service for the church’s older members. It was a kindness Faye never forgot. She loved to visit with her fellow riders.Faye even rode in the limo on the way to services around Christmas time. Every Christmas, her home was once again packed with all of her family – and all of their presents. She was an exemplary gift giver – as the best givers do, she let each family member select exactly what they wanted. She would later press a fresh $20 check into their palm. “I hope you like it,” she’d joke.Faye also delighted in celebrating birthdays. She went to monthly birthday lunches with her closest friends – Cole Mountain restaurant and Hamm’s Orchard were particular favorites. (The peach ice cream was not to be missed, even if the line snaked through the front door and around the building. It was worth the wait.)And not one of her four grandchildren or three great-grandchildren would want to miss her special birthday dinners. Each got to select a special dish and dessert – the carrots really were the best; her icebox pie was legendary.All food that will be dearly missed. But not missed half as much as her family will miss Faye. She said her final goodbyes on May 28, 2018.Her family and friends will remember her life at 11:00 a.m. June 11, 2018 at La Prada Drive Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years, Angus Lee Flatt, her parents Forest and Zula Humphreys, her three brothers and five sisters, and her daughter-in-law, Kathy Flatt.She is survived by two sons: Jerry Flatt and wife Betty of Garland, Texas, Ken Flatt of Coppell, Texas; four grandchildren, Shawn Flatt and wife Wendy of Forney, Texas, Lisa Flatt and husband Casey Willis, of Forney, Texas, Courtney Flatt of Kennewick, Washington, Kevin Flatt of Carrollton, Texas; and three great-grandchildren, Kaleb Willis, Katie Flatt, and Aimee Flatt; many nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.Faye Flatt’s memorial service is at:La Prada Drive Church of Christ 2724 La Prada Drive (at Galloway) Mesquite, Texas 75150 (972) 270-9710June 11, 2018 at 11:00 am If you would like to make a memorial contribution in Faye’s memory or in lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to La Prada Drive Church of Christ.
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