Dr.
Charles Carroll Faust
III
(January
3, 1925 - February 4, 2016)
Dr. Charles Carroll Faust
III
passed away on
Thursday, February 4, 2016
in
Johnson City
,
TN
at the age of 91. He was born and raised in
Lake Charles
,
LA
, the son of Charles C. Jr. and Lucy Faust.
He left
Lake Charles
Senior High School
when he turned 18 in 1943 and entered the Army Air Corp. He was a B-29 pilot
during the war, flying missions over
Japan
out of
Okinawa
and
Iwo Jima
.
After the war, he remained in the Air Force Reserves and retired after achieving
the rank of Lt. Colonel. Dr. Faust went to
McNeese
College
in
Lake Charles
and later finished his B.S. degree in Education and minor in voice, and M.S. in
Biology from LSU.
He began teaching math and science and coaching basketball and football at
DeQuincy
High School
in
Louisiana
and also taught and coached in Morrow and
Bunkie
High Schools
. He eventually returned to school to finish his PhD in Genetics and teaching at
LSU as a graduate assistant.
He then began teaching full time at the newly built LSU-Eunice. He finished his
career at LSU-E teaching biology, anatomy, and genetics for over 20 years. After
retiring from the LSU system, he ran a chemical business in Eunice, and
eventually returned to his first love, teaching at St. Edmund’s High School
and
Louisiana
College
. Dr. Faust also blessed many with his voice performing at weddings, plays, in
numerous choirs, and as a choir director at several churches.
Dr. Faust was married for over 65 years to Elizabeth Stark Faust, his college
sweetheart. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and two sisters,
Hazel and Mildred.
He is survived by his daughter, Candace and her husband Steven Saucier of
Eunice
,
LA
; and his son, Charles C. Faust IV and his wife Melody of Johnson City, TN. He
is also survived by 7 grandchildren: Dee McNutt and her husband Price; Brittany
Wayman and her husband Bobby; Andre Hyde and his wife Heidi; Michelle Saucier;
Chuck Faust and his wife Angela; Hans Faust and his wife Sara; and Heidi Faust.
He is also survived by 9 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, as
well as one sister in law and many nephews and nieces.
Dr. Faust and his wife Elizabeth will be interred in DeRidder, LA after a
memorial service for him on
March 5, 2016
, at the
First
Baptist
Church
in DeRidder, LA.
Memories
and condolences may be sent to the Faust family viawww.morrisbaker.com.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
2001 Oakland Avenue
,
Johnson City
, is serving the Faust family. (423) 282-1521
Pelican Footnote: Dr. Faust, known as Coach Faust at Bunkie High
School,
although not a Pelican, taught many Pelicans who went to BHS in the 1960's.
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