Lamarvin Faught

Lamarvin Faught, 70, of Stephenville, died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at his home after a five struggle with cancer.

Military Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 17, 2022 at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, with Mark Castleberry officiating.  No formal visitation is scheduled but friends may call at Stephenville Funeral Home through Friday, January 14th.

Lamarvin was born on August 14, 1951 in Lampasas to the late Willie Elton and Neale Alma Bailey Faught.   The Faughts moved to Stephenville in 1960 where Lamarvin attended school and graduated in 1970.  The old Wolf Pecan Lands was his outdoor classroom where he taught himself to track, hunt and avoid game wardens.  Lamarvin served his country in the U.S. Army, serving two years in West Germany where he received medals for marksmanship.

He married Jeanie McDonald on November 7, 1980 in Stephenville.   He was a member of the Green’s Creek Methodist Church, Erath County Republican Party, and lived most of his life in Stephenville.  He was an avid fan of the Stephenville Yellowjackets until injuries prevented access to the old Memorial Stadium.  He also loved the Lingleville Cardinal teams.  Lamarvin was a welder and worked for Riggs Machine and Welding for twenty years.

Survivors include his wife, Jeanie; son, Chris and wife Lori Faught of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Weston, Brody, Levi, and Brynlee; mother-in-law, Deen McDonald of Lubbock; brothers-in-law and wives, Mike and Trish McDonald and Johnny and Timmie McDonald both of Lubbock, and sister-in-law and husband, Ellen and Ron Fant of Lubbock.

Besides his parents, Lamarvin was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Charlene McDonald.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Doggett and his staff; Dr. An Ochs and staff of Texas Oncology in Granbury and the angels among us, the staff of CCS Hospice.

Memorials may be made to Erath County Humane Society or the Lingleville ISD PTO L.E.A.D. scholarship at P.O. Box 105, Lingleville, Texas  76461.

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