FAIGHT – Margaret Belle, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, peacefully in her sleep at her daughter's home with whom she resided in Harlingen, Texas, for the past four years. She had recently celebrated her 96th birthday with family and friends. She was very active until a recent hip fracture. She was born in 1912 in Pittsburgh. She also resided in Conemaugh and Vinco. She moved to Ohio in 1950, first to Wellington and then to Elyria. Margaret was married to Charles G. Faight. They met when in the 9th grade. Charles always said he purposely failed one grade of school so that they could graduate high school together. Charles loved Model T Fords, and when they were dating, they would tool around in his Model T Ford. She had a replica of a Model T Ford engraved on the back of their headstone when he passed away in 1997, and at that time they had been married for 63 years. They truly cherished each other and conveyed that love of family to their children. Margaret and Charles loved to travel. When their children were grown and Charles had retired from working, they started traveling. They traveled around the country including a visit to Hawaii, a winter in Mexico, and the rest of the winters they spent in Texas. Survivors include her sister, Mary Bowman, California; daughter, Nancy Criss, Harlingen, Texas; her sons, David E. Faight, South Amherst, Ohio; Richard Faight, Elyria, Ohio; and John Faight, Wakeman, Ohio; her grandchildren, Brian Kuntz, Muncie, Ind.; Christine Hevener, South Amherst, Ohio; Jane Chomet, South Amherst, Ohio; Scot Faight, Amherst, Ohio; Nancy Tarrete, Naples, Fla.; Melissa Faight, Elyria, Ohio; Melinda Koch, Elyria, Ohio; Jennifer Loffert, Linden, N.C.; Terri Crocker, Westlake, Ohio; and David C. Faight, South Amherst, Ohio; her great-grandchildren, Kenny Kurtz, Keith Kurtz, Eddy Jett, Kaitlynne Hevener, Christopher Hevener, Cassandra Chomet, Lindsay Chomet, Claire Faight, Jack Faight, Wesley Loffert, Darby Loffert, Lydia Loffert, Valentine Tarrete, Zoe Tarrete, Gavin Crocker and Collin Crocker; and her great-great-grandchildren, Julyan Kurtz and McKenzie Kurtz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. Faight; her daughter, Sandra Faight; her granddaughter, Jody Jett; her parents; David and Katherine Anderson; her brothers, Harry, Paul and Cliff Anderson; her daughter-in-law, Rose Faight; and her son-in-law, Frank Criss. Services to celebrate her life were held Monday, May 19, 2008, at Hempel Funeral Home, with Pastor Gary Lunsford of South Amherst United Methodist Church officiating, and the interment site was at Evergreen Cemetery in South Amherst, Ohio. Online condolences are available at www.hempelfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were handled by Hempel Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst, Ohio 44001. Published in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat from 5/22/2008 - 5/24/2008.