Nelva Meares Fahrbach

Nelva Meares Fahrbach, age 77 of Corbin, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Baptist Housing in Corbin.
Born in Bladen County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Russell Meares and Elsie Davis Meares. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband, Warren William Fahrbach Sr.; two children, Benny Ray Smith and Melanie Kay Fahrbach-Staats; two sisters, Evelyn Horne and Mary Osborne; and son-in-law, Charles Brian Jasper.
Nelva is survived by her, two daughters, Rev. Scarlette Jasper of Somerset, KY and Erika Smith of Elizabethtown, NC; son, Warran Fahrbach Jr.; three sisters, Pam Roberts, Sylvia Charles, and Charlona Moore; brother, Russell Meares; and by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins who all loved her dearly.
Visitation will on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 1:00PM until 3:00PM at Briar Branch Baptist Church, 42 Lula Long Rd. Elizabethtown, NC, where her funeral service will follow at 3:00PM with Rev. Scarlette Jasper, Rev. Roger Jasper, and Rev. Russell Meares officiating.
Burial will follow in the Briar Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship or Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. A link to those organizations is provided below.
Local arrangements by Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, where messages may be written to the family at vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com McKenzie Mortuary - www.mckenziemortuary.net Cooperative Baptist Fellowship - https://cbf.net/ Baptist Seminary of Kentucky - https://bsk.edu/