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Obituaries

Miles Herbert Faine

Obituary Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016
Mr.Miles Herbert Fain, age 82 of Cleveland. Herbert passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00pm, Sunday, March 6, 2016 in the funeral chapel with Rev. Danny Jarrard, Rev. Phillip Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in Gateway Memory Park with Judge Garrison Baker officiating. Herbert was born in White County to the late Thomas N. Fain Sr. and Louvine Adams Fain. He served with honor in the United States Army and worked for a some time with the Georgia Department of Transportation, later he would work with Orbit Manufacturing as a truck driver, a position he would hold until his retirement. Herbert has a special talent when it come to woodworking, he could replicate almost any piece of furniture simply seeing it one time. He loved his God, his country and his family and he held them in them in the highest regard as he did his friends. He was always willing to help those in need and always had a joke or friendly hello. He was an active member of Crescent Hill Baptist  Church, where he served as Chairman of the Deacons. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death his loving wife Helen Holcomb Fain, who incidentally passed away this same date in 2012, he is also preceded by his brother, William Lester Fain; sisters, Helen Anderson, Linda Stewart and Pearl Alexander. He is survived by his sister,Opal Beavers of Atlanta; brothers, Thomas N. Fain Jr. of Clarkesville and Watson Fain (Linda) of Duluth; sister in law, Virginia Nix ( Ellis) of Helen; brothers in law, Bud Guy Eugene Holcomb of Young Harris and Fred Holcomb Jr. of Cleveland.  as well as host of nieces and nephews and countless friends.

Visitation will held at the funeral home on Saturday from 5 to 8 pm. Flowers will be acknowledged, however it is requested that memorial donations be made to Crescent Hill Baptist Church.