A funeral mass for Mr. Thomas Alexander Faircloth, age 70, of Petersburg will

conducted at 11:00AM Friday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Jose Kariamadam, CMI officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Cemetery with Higgins Funeral Home in charge.  Mr. Faircloth passed away Sunday night April 19th at his residence.

He was a native of South Amboy, New Jersey and the son of the late Melissa McKeon Faircloth and William L. Faircloth who survives.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, systems engineer with Lockheed Martin and a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife Carol A.Faircloth of Petersburg, daughter Sheila Faircloth of Petersburg, father William L. Faircloth of Lorida, Florida, brother William L. (Lynn) Faircloth, Jr of Swansea, SC, sister Mary (Robert) Schuettler of Lorida, Florida, brother Edward Faircloth of Pitman, NJ, and nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday evening 6-8PM with Rosary at 7PM at Higgins Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hospital Home Health and Hospice, Christian Appalachian Project or the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Building Fund.