March 19,1936 – October 29,2022
Fay was born in Elk Lake Ontario, growing up until age 6 on her Grandparents Violet Southcott Bickell and Richard Reynolds Bickell’s farm those happiest of childhood days playing in the sunny fields.
She was an only child for Her mother Dorothy June Bickell French and Father Gordon Nelson French.
She graduated High School and married first husband Hernan Santamaria of Colombia and they had one child Sherry.
Later with 2nd husband Gunnar Pearson the family moved to BC in 1958 where two more children, boys Karl and Tod were born.
Fay was an amazing mom, a kid at heart herself she loved magic stories told in picnic tents made of sheets, treats and burger runs. tumbles of pets were everywhere always as we brought home everything!
She worked at many jobs, a grocery in Ontario, on our families leaky fishboat on the Fraser River with dad, at the Surrey Schoolboard office for years.
She grew giant dahlias and gardened. In 1980 she relocated with family to Kamloops and finally to our Knutsford family ranch for the last 25 years of her life.
Our mother, grandmother, great grandmother Fay passed away softly and gently Oct. 29, 2022 after only 6 hours in hospice.
We achieved our goal of keeping her in our home surrounded with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and beloved pets ‘The Little People’ until the last 6 hours of her life.
Lifelong friends came and went recalling her kindness and old stories from her farm days.
Her Dream Team of caregivers came to kiss her one last time.
Fay had a very hard life with many disappointments and suffered severe illness. She was lioness with a heart of kindness always fighting for her family, friends and anyone in need, she would literally give you the shirt off her back.
Fay was devoted and passionate about animals, always surrounded with a herd of dogs and cats, horses, cows, chickens, peacocks, crippled birds and mice, even a coyote pup one time. Having suffered abuse herself she despised cruelty of any kind and would spend her last dollar on vet care for any suffering thing found on the road or in a kill shelter.
She was brave, bright, beautiful, talented, well read, sharply witty and unassuming…. She was loved deeply and will be missed. A celebration of her life will be held in Spring when the world turns green again and she will be released with the ashes of all her darling pets together again and free on her ranch home.
Fay is survived by her children Sherry (Jim) Carroll, Karl (Barb) Pearson, Tod Pearson. Her grandchildren Shane Carroll, Sara Carlyle (Tom), Kirk Pearson, Kristina Pearson, Kyle Pearson, Kelsey Pearson. Her great grandchildren Leandro Pearson, James Pearson, Alexzander Carroll, Piper Carroll Schaub. and her special granddaughters Teresa Meyer and Stephanie Schaub.
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Death notice for the town of: Kamloops, Province: Colombie britanique