Frances Fay Headley Shifflett, 85, of Fairfax, Virginia, died September 7, 2015, in Inova Fairfax Hospital.

            Fay was born in 1930 in Winchester, Virginia, the daughter of the late Gardiner and Morona Headley. She was a graduate of the Handley High School Class of 1949. Fay was a retired clerk from C & P Telephone Company, having worked in Winchester, Fairfax, and Falls Church. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia. Fay enjoyed crocheting and reading.

            Fay married Newman A. Shifflett on May 10, 1981, in Fairfax, Virginia.

            Surviving with her husband is a son, Joe Headley Smallwood, and his wife, Megan, of Bedford, Texas. Fay had four grandchildren: Abraham Smallwood, Rachel Smallwood, Cammie Hatcher, and Daniel Smallwood. She is also survived by the following family members whom she considered as blood relatives – her three stepchildren: Gregory Shifflett, Denise Workman, and Lisa Perkins, and five step-grandchildren: Cory Workman, Angela Khalil, Ryan Harden, Casey Shifflett, and Kyle Shifflett. Fay also had four great-grandchildren.

            Fay was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Scott Smallwood.

            A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.

            A memorial service will be conducted at First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia at 11:00 AM on Saturday, with the Reverend Joe Smallwood officiating.