Jessica Faust, age 19, of Brighton, Missouri, passed away on May 15, 2021. She was born in Springfield, Missouri, on December 13, 2001. She attended Parkview High School before receiving her GED. She then worked for Instacart as a Instacart shopper while still a student. She was married to Joshua D. Harris in Springfield. She was affiliated with the Catholic Church where she worked as a cafeteria helper in 2017 at her little brother’s school St. Josephs Catholic Academy. She also did volunteer work at the Rare Breed Youth Center. Her many interests included music, art, design, writing (where she won awards), crafting, and the makeup and beauty industry.
She is preceded in death by her grandfather Steve L. Faust; grandpa, Marcus (Sam) Mayhew; and uncle, Stephen L Faust. She is survived by her father Michael A.Telander; mother, Stephanie L. Norman (Faust); stepfather of 10 years Jacob J. Norman, brother, Evan T. Norman, 9; sister, Hannah F. Jaques, 16; grandmother, Mary L. Mayfield Mayhew; paternal grandmother, Debbie Norman-Gentry; aunt, Angela M. Faust; nieces and nephews, Joshua Brewer, 3 and Calleigh Brewer, 4 months (designated aunt by friend Nicole Ann Brewer); cousins, Heather Hall, Megan Howell, Christian H. Booth, Lynn Breeher (Faust), Austin Faust, Hillary Newby, Ryan Hatch, and Emily Hatch; close friends, Kaylee Haggart, Jewliannea Sanders, Enon Miller, Amanda Underwood, Miguel Miller, and Rhonda Lawson.
Jessica’s final resting place will be at Brighton Cemetery.
The family would like to give a very special thanks to all of the generous people who donated and helped make it possible for Jessica to have a beautiful final resting place.