She graduated in 1925. After high school, she met Earl Conrad Fox in Herron's Dry Goods store where she worked. Earl was working on a construction crew that was building the new Post Office. One of his gloves had gotten a hole in it and he wandered into Herron's looking for needle and thread to patch it. Faye, with her usual straightforwardness and no-nonsense approach, told him, "You need a wife to do that for you." Earl, never one to back down, said, "How about you? You'll do." They were married in 1927.

Faye loved poetry and wrote many poems throughout her life.. She was a devoted mother to her children, Kathryn Ann and Arthur Boyd. In her fifties, she decided to go to nursing school and became a Licensed Practical Nurse at Denver General Hospital where she worked in the labor and delivery room. When the federal government sent medical personnel to instruct the staff on how to perform abortions, Faye stuffed huge wads of cotton in her ears. She never assisted at an abortion. Faye was a devout Free Methodist and never missed church. Her favorite hymn was "Sweet Hour of Prayer." She was president of Ladies Missionary Society and collected clothes for the missions overseas. All the grandchildren remember passing by her bedroom and seeing her kneeling by her bed, praying.

She and her husband Earl lived a good part of their lives in Denver, Colorado and were looked after for years by grandson, Judson Bruce Lively, who would stop by to shovel their sidewalks and make sure they had everything they needed. Jud Bruce also accompanied Earl each day to North American Van Lines where Earl kept an office and helped in repairing damaged furniture. Finally Earl and Faye became to old for Jud to care for so they moved to Kathryn Ann's ranch house in Weatherford, Texas to live out their final days. As many couples do, they died within a few months of each other.