Fay Loraine Fiew Newman
Fay Loraine Fiew Newman, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. She was born on August 9, 1934, in Edna, Texas, the 4 th child of nine, to Bemmie Lee and Opal Lavonna (Price) Fiew.
She grew up in the oil fields of Jackson County and attended Northside Baptist Church. She received Christ at a very young age and her life was changed forever. She often said, “Even the stars looked different that night!”
Fay moved in with her daughter Doris and her husband Ricky Rodriguez in 2011. Fay’s “intercessory prayer” ministry really took off at this point and eventually led to the founding of “The War Room” where she and so many others have prayed for so many people. She was preparing to go to the War Room the morning she passed and was in active ministry until she drew her last breath. She was found sitting at her small dining table with her Bible turned to Psalm 23 and Psalm 24. Fay was a “mother” and “grandmother” to many and has left behind a beautiful legacy of faith, love, joy, and peace to all who knew her.
Fay was preceded in death by her parents, Bemmie Lee and Opal Fiew; brothers Donald Ray Fiew, Chester Lee Fiew, and Bemmie Lee Fiew Jr; sisters Jane New and Beverly Ann Lowry; sons Charles William Nickel, Robert Allen Nickel, and Michael Anthony Nickel; great-granddaughter Hannah Rebecca Rodriguez; and foster son Johnny Fitzgerald.
Fay is survived by her daughter Doris Rodriguez and husband Ricky, son Randy Nickel and wife Pam, 10 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren; sisters Cythia Nell Findley and Peggy Joyce Schautteet, and brother James Arnold Fiew.
Pallbearers are Robert Nickel Jr, Luke Rodriguez, Zack Rodriguez, Jacob Garcia, Ben Harris, and John Bridges. Honorary Pallbearers are Mark Rodriguez and Ryan Rachui.
A visitation will be held at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home from 6 to 8 pm on Friday, September 1, 2023.
A celebration of Fay’s life will be held at Family Worship Center on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 10 am.
She will be laid to rest immediately following the funeral service at the Elgin Cemetery.
A reception will be held after internment at Family Worship Center.