NameFaye Wilson Whitmore
Birth13 Aug 1922, Bartow, Polk, FL225
MemoDr. Oglesby was the attending physician
Death7 Oct 2009, Crownsville, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Burial19 Oct 2009, Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, MD
OccupationThird Grade Teacher and then Assistant Principle (Severna Park, MD)3
EducationGraduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Pharmacy and then earned a Masters in Elementary Ed. (Univ. of MD)3
ReligionJoined SPEP and wa baptized by son, Glenn
“Faye Wilson Parkinson, 87, died Oct. 7 at Fairfield Nursing Center in Crownsville, after a lengthy decline from Alzheimer's disease.
She was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Bartow, Fla.
She earned a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Florida before moving to Maryland with her husband, James Robert Parkinson. She raised three boys while becoming a much-loved third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, where she eventually became Vice Principal.
Faye was a member of the Maryland Teachers Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She also published her husband's memoirs, spanning the early years of aviation, entitled "Tales of the Tower."
She delighted in photography, quilting and genealogical research. She is survived by two sons, Glenn of Severna Park and Robert of Coral Springs, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at her home church, Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian. She will be buried in a private ceremony at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville with her husband, who died Oct. 18, 1984.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Alzheimer's Association Greater MD Chapter, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093 or Gideon's International (
www.gideons.org).”
Annapolis Capital, October 9, 2009
1959 - won the first National Air Traffic Controller Award ever issued in this country. For guiding a pilot low on gas to another airport (not his own).
3March, 1960 - named Maryland Federal Civil Servant of the Year
3
Flew 50 missions during WWII - Army Air Corps (top turret gunner).
23 Jul 1943 he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.