Virginia Farris

Virginia Edwardene Dean Farris, went to be with our heavenly Father on Sunday, February 10, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with heart and lung disease.

She was born May 2, 1929 to Richard and Imogene Guinn in Kosoma, Oklahoma. As a baby her mother passed away with pneumonia so her grandparents took her and raised her into the beautiful woman that everyone grew to love. She was widowed by four husbands, the first of which was Tommy Hamby and had two handsome sons, named Tommy and Mike. She married her second husband, Billy Lamb and had one more handsome son, named Billy Joel. She also acquired a son, named Bobby Riggs, which she finished raising. She married her third husband and the love of her life, Dean Farris. In this marriage, she loved dearly her one and only daughter, Mary Ann and two more handsome sons, Roy Dean and Troy Lee. She was also a second mother to Dennis Smith, as well as her grand kids, Pamela Woodward and Ashley Lamb, whom she also helped raise. Her fourth and final love was Bill Grumpy McKinney, until his death in 2006.

Dean, Mom, or Granny, as she was affectionately known by family and friends spent most of her life in Odessa, where she raised her family with love, humor, friendship and devotion. Her family meant the world to her.

She was known as a business smart woman that ran a variety of different companies, such as Twin Terrace DriveInn, Cattle Trail TruckStop, and Rudds DriveInn. Many people in the community knew her for her huge heart and outstanding cooking. She never turned her back on a soul, always helping people and making them feel special. She even remembered birthdays and special occasions of random people she hadnt seen in many years. She always extended an invitation to anyone who needed a warm meal. Her recipes for holiday dressing and her hominy will be carried on but nobody will ever be able to mimic her red beans.

Besides her husbands, she was also preceded in death by one son, Tommy Hamby.

She is survived by her children, Mike Hamby, Bobby Riggs, Billy Lamb and wife Misty, Troy Farris and wife Dorothy, Roy Dean Farris and wife Penny, and Mary Ann Miliken and husband Joe, as well as a handful of children she also helped raise 20 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. She also leaves behind her constant companion, her dog, Sugar Baby.

Memorial Services will be held at 5:00 PM Friday, February 15, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel, with Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be in Cowboy Cemetery in Brady, Texas.

Special thanks to the staff of Buena Vida Nursing Home and the staff of Hospice House for their continued love and compassion. Also a special thanks to Travis Livsey for helping Granny go out with a bang

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