Gloria Faye Saliba

GLORIA FAYE SALIBA

Born: March 2, 1951

Went to Heaven: April 28, 2025

First Corinthians 15: 38

Gloria Faye Saliba went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Monday, April 28, 2025.

Faye was preceded to Heaven by her mother Mildred Shumpert and her father Charles Edward Lovin, of

Lumberton, NC.

Gloria Faye is survived by her Husband, Sam Saliba Jr., Married for over 31 years.

Faye is also survived by her Daddy, Ralph Shumpert of Lumberton, NC. Brothers Frank Shumpert of

Columbia SC., Larry Shumpert of Lumberton, and her Sister Deidra Chance of Lumberton.

Also, survived by her Children; Tera Banta (Eric) of Cartersville, Ga., and Brian David Roper (Mandy) of

Macon, Ga.

Gloria Faye was the very proud Grandmother of Six grandchildren and the Great-Grandmother of Four

great-grandchildren also of Cartersville and Macon, Ga. Faye always enjoyed time with her children and

grandchildren.

Faye was a graduate of Lumberton High School and known for her “pretty face”, beautiful eyes, radiate

smile, and captivating personality. Faye was truly photogenic. Faye loved to dance and go to the beach.

Faye’s favorite dance was doing the “shag” to beach music.

In 1994 Faye began a lifestyle devoted to Bible Study and teaching God’s Word to which she remained

steadfastly committed till her home going to be Forever with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! Faye

would often hand write entire books of the Bible with in-depth word explanations and meanings. Faye

cross-referenced scripture with contextual accuracy as God honored her profound Faith in the leading of

God’s Holy Spirit to guide and teach her. Faye often said her love for Jesus began as she faithfully

attended North Lumberton Baptist Church and later Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lumberton with her

dear daddy Ralph and mother Mildred. Faye was a faithful member of Fellowship of Faith Church in

Atlanta. Faye was baptized at Trinity Baptist church in Smyrna and Trinity Baptist is also where Gloria

Faye and Sam were married on November 10, 1994. Faye loved to sing traditional Baptist songs and

knew most every song “by heart” and even the last week of her life, Faye was still singing as unto the

Lord!

Faye loved to be outdoors and one of her favorite spots was relaxing in her barn, which she helped to

build. She often talked to lizards, birds, butterflies, and deer, even “Nate the snake”. You would hear

her say “hello baby”. Faye had an eye for 4-leaf clovers and collected well over 900 before she stopped

keeping count. Faye loved her fish pond, big bonfires, and her cypress log Cabin with the wood burning

stove. Faye also loved her pickup truck and going for a drive anytime, especially going out West to hike,

camp, and snow ski at Steamboat Springs where she learned to ski and mastered black diamond runs

and skiing “thru the trees”.

Gloria Faye was an innovative and creative cook baking southern cornbread dressing, ole fashioned fruit

cakes, making walnut pies, chicken-cheese enchiladas, and frying catfish. She was a wonderful host to

all who came to her “one room” cabin. Faye maintained “the home front” keeping everything in order

with her focus on “attention to details” in everything she did.(Colossians 3;17,21). Gloria Faye said the

cabin is “where God Planted me in 1994, and that’s where I want to be when He calls me home to

Heaven”. God honored her prayer when she peacefully went to Heaven Forever, while in her cabin.

Gloria Faye Saliba lived a life always being the “sunshine” for others and speaking Faith filled words of

encouragement and blessings. Faye “was very Attentive”, Always “enthusiastically Involved”, therein

“Lightening everyone’s load.” Faye always said “I grew up in the best of times”, and “Cold water is the

best drink in the universe, because it is the only drink God made”. The Faithful Prayers of Gloria Faye

and her Christ-like Spirit will be missed, and remembered by everyone.

“Joy of My Desire, Gloria Faye Saliba….There will Never, Never, be a Friend So Dear to me”! ALWAYS

and FOREVER ; Your Devoted Husband, sam….2nd Corinthians 7 : 16.

“And there are also many other things that Gloria Faye Saliba did, which if they were written one by one

I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.” Amen.

(John 21:25)

Friends, Please NO flowers, trees, or any other memorial purchases was Gloria Faye’s request.