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ABOUT FAITH C. WEBBER
Faith Charlette Webber was born prematurely weighing only 2.5lbs. on February 14, 1994, at Carolina’s medical Center in Charlotte. Due to her premature birth, she was transferred to CarOmont Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina where she remained in an incubator for seven weeks. Contrary to popular opinion, Faith is not named after her father Charles, but rather her middle name is from Charlette Hargrove, who was a basketball standout at UNC-Charlotte.
Her childhood was filled with plenty of joy and happiness as the first child born to Pastor Charles and Audrey Webber. She was active in school, church, and community activities even winning the Cleveland County chapter of Delta sigma Theta Dreamgirls pageant in 2010. A major part of her early childhood development was centered around her love of cheerleading which began in elementary and junior high school. She was active in both cheerleading and gymnastics at Shelby City Park during the summer months.
While attending Shelby High School, she was a three-year participant in varsity cheerleading, served as a student trainer and was a proud member of the Shelby High School Chorus. Her passions were singing, cheerleading, and representing those who were less fortunate. She was awarded the student Citizenship Award at her 2012 high school graduation exercises.
After graduating from Shelby High School, Faith attended and graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work in December 2016. While attending WSSU, she was a member of the well renowned Winston Salem State University Singing Rams Choir. Her participation in the WSSU choir allowed her to sing at such faraway places as Johannesburg, South Africa, and Carnegie Hall in New York. She would sing in the mornings and all day long when she was at home. In a moving tribute to honor and remember Faith, the WSSU Alumni Choir was renamed the WSSU faith C. Webber Alumni Choir. The Foundation submits a generous contribution to the choir on an annual basis.
She developed her passion for helping others by observing her grandmother, mother and others who were in the helping and care industries. Taking a cue for her mother who owned and operated a senior care facility at one time, Faith was a member of the WSSU Social work club, Campus Activities Board, and the Care through giving Food ministry at her father’s church, Mount Olive Baptist in Kings Mountain. Prior to her full-time work at Cleveland County DSS, she served as a student intern for CCDSS and completed her social work internship at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Home in Winston-Salem.
Early on the day of August while preparing to go to the Kings Mountain area to make her first site visit alone, Faith was tragically killed by a 15-year-old undocumented immigrant motorist who lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the median. The promise of a fulfilling life of service and scholarship ended. Her time on earth may have ended that day but her time in the hearts of those who oved her will live forever! The Faith C. Webber Memorial Scholarship is given each year in memory of her as her legacy of service and citizenship continues.
