Fayetta Gilliam Disney

The surviving spouse of Carl Disney (deceased) died in her sleep, January 15, 2012, at the Gardens of Roswell Assisted Living Community in Roswell, GA. Fayetta Gilliam Disney was 89 years old. Born in Coal Creek, Anderson County, Tennessee in 1922, Faye was the youngest of 3 children, the daughter of a textile mill factory worker. Fayetta married her hometown sweetheart, Car E. Disney in 1941 and their marriage lasted 67 years, until her husband, at the age of 95, passed away in 2009. Being the spouse of a career Air Force man, Faye was able to leave the hills of Tennessee and move all around the country, including a 2-year stay (1960-1962) in West Germany. All this ‘military travel’ allowed the couple to see many places that many can only dream about, including places such as the Rhine River in Germany, the newly erected Berlin Wall, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, in Italy and the Sistine Chapel in Rome. While Faye was a stay-at-home mother to her children, she did work a couple of years in the work force. Early on, she was a “PBX operator” for a local textile mill in Tennessee. Later she worked as a secretary in a local Baptist church for about 1 year. Faye also endured her share of tragedy. She buried her first child at a young age, dying from complications of a congenital birth defect. 34 years later, she would bury her youngest child, when he passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack. Just 6 months later her younger brother (an American POW during WWII) passed away. Soon after this, she and Carl moved from Spokane, Washington to Roswell, Georgia to be closer to her sole surviving son, Michael. They made Roswell their home since 2002. Surviving Fayetta is her sister Rubye Bowling of Indiana, (her brother predeceased her in 1997), one son, Michael Disney of Roswell, GA, (2 sons predeceased her, Carl E., Jr. and Christopher). 6 grandchildren: Carrie Wysocki from Hampton, VA, Michael Disney Jr., from Roswell, GA, Erin Disney Eisenla from Cumming, GA, Joshua Disney, from Jacksonville, FL, Tanner Disney and Brielle Disney from Oregon and 9 great-grandchildren: Alexis Wysocki, Cameron Wysocki, Madison Wysocki, Michael Disney, III, Bennett Disney, Kyle Disney, Ashley Eisenla, Gabriella Disney, Amelie Isabella Aerni. Northside Chapel Funeral Directors of Roswell is assisting the Disney family.

Fayetta Gilliam Disney

March 20, 1922 - January 15, 2012