SONORA - Brandon Clay Faris was born Mar. 21, 1978, to Kay and Preston Faris in Midland. He died July 11, 2022. Graveside services will be July 21, at 3p.m. at Oak Rest Cemetery in Medina. A memorial service will be July 22, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Sonora.
He was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of seven months and underwent brain surgery and radiation. The life expectancy for one with this type of tumor following diagnosis and treatment is ten years and he blessed his family with his presence for 44 years.
A resident of Stanton and then Sonora he graduated from Sonora High School in 2000. He was surrounded by friends who loved him and helped him to grow in both communities. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sonora.
He was an active member of the 4-H club and loved exhibiting livestock. His real love however was the white trailer that Big Bob Matthews built for him and he guarded it closely. Try to use it without his approval and you were in big trouble. His participation in livestock shows earned a multitude of beautiful smiles and hugs for his friends and family.
He is survived by his parents Preston and Kay Faris, brother Brian (Reyna); sister Shawna (Justin); nieces Phoebe Rogers, Raylee Faris, Preslee Faris and Jocelyn Rogers and nephew Craddock Faris; uncles Bobby Bone and David Childress (Debra); cousins Zane Bone and Amanda Daly, Stacey Wright, Denise and Deanna Childress and a multitude of great uncles and aunts in a loving and supporting family.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents Vernon and Mary Faris, Milas and Lorena Childress, and Aunts Marilyn Bone and Wanda Barker.