Joseph "Warren" Faircloth

    Joseph “Warren” Faircloth, age 46, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, after a long battle with cancer.

     Please join us in celebrating Warren’s life on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Bannister United Methodist Church, Bannister, Michigan, with Pastor Zella Daniel will officiate.

     When Warren was eight months old; his family moved to Ashley, Michigan, where he grew up going to Ashley Schools. Warren showed horses at Western Pleasure events and fairs.  He played high school varsity sports including: football, baseball and basketball. At the age of 13, Warren began working at Uncle John’s Cider Mill where he worked until he joined the U.S. Navy at age 18. He served four years active duty and four years reserve working as an aviation mechanic. He worked in aviation for the duration of his adult life. Warren had a passion for music and he was an accomplished guitar player owning over fifteen guitars.

     Warren is survived by his son, Luke Joseph Faircloth; daughter, Katelyn Arista Faircloth of Justin, Texas; mother, Constance (Mitchell) Faircloth of Michigan; aunts; cousins; as well as many, many friends from Texas and Michigan.  Warren is preceded in death by grandparents, Joe and Lucille Lupo and William and Betty Mitchell; father, Larry Dale Faircloth; uncles, Brad Mitchell and Paul Mitchell; and cousin, William Fleckenstein.

     Online condolences may be made at www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.  The family is being served locally by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.