09/09/2025
‼️Long post ahead.. If you dont read anything, I ask you to please read below the red X’s atleast..‼️
Hey Everyone. It’s Jimmy’s youngest daughter or his “babygirl” as he would always call me, Alexis… Many of you know me but, I know most of you dont. As most of you may have seen or heard, our family at Faraway Places have all experienced great tragedy within the last year. I wasn’t going to speak on this on here but theres a tug that won’t let go of me & I’m not the best at saying things like this but here I go…
Back in November, my aunt who many of you know of as “Toy” passed away. She worked behind the scenes at the restaurant for many years and also worked for the City of Meridian for several years as well. This was Grandmother’s sister.
Then, a little over a month later, on December 21 we lost our beloved restaurant due to an electrical fire. After COVID-19 hit she was forced to shut the doors and they stayed that way from February 2020-May 2024. We had only been reopened for hardly 7 months. She built this business from the ground up after moving to America in the 1970’s. This buisness was one of her greatest achievements. She was unbelievably proud of what she’d built and had SO much love for the family and friends she’d gained over the years of doing business. Our entire family grew up in this restaurant and all of us (& I do mean ALL of us) have worked in there helping her run it at some point in time. Along with the tragedy of my aunt and then this, everyone was left absolutely devastated.
Now, in September, we’d been given a little break and all recuperated from everything. My daddy has passed and we’re all shaken up from this. I still haven’t completely processed what’s happened. My sister and I lost our daddy, my grandmother has now lost her second and only son left here on this earth, and my aunts have lost their little brother.
So in conclusion, in the past 10 months we’ve lost not one but two family members who were so dear to all of us and we’ve lost our restaurant. Don’t forget back in 2018 we suffered the loss of my uncle, BB as well.
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A Public Celebration of Life for Toy and Jimmy will be held at a later date whenever my aunt is able to fly back in from her home. She flew out two days before dad passed. Further details will come as I’m able to release them.
Until then, all I ask of those who love our family is to keep the memories of BB, Toy, & Dad alive for the years to come. If you have ANY old pictures from your time in the restaurant or with any of the family, I ask for you not to hesitate to share them. Tell us the great stories about our family members for all of us family and friends to read back on. Please put these in the comments or you can message my personal page (Alexis Britain) with them. I’ll start with a story in the comments somebody sent me yesterday about my dad❤️
Thank you for all the love you’ve shown us over the years! We have created a forever family with so many people we cherish that have watched or stood by our side over the years. Please continue to pray to whatever higher power you believe in for our entire family.✨
I’ve attached an OLD picture thats missing quite a few people and I’m looking for even more that has any of our family in it.
Thank you again for everything. We love and appreciate each and every one of you.
Obituaries for Dad & PaToy:
https://www.robertbarhamffh.com/obituary/surapee-jellenc
https://www.robertbarhamffh.com/obituary/james-taylor-jimmy-britain-jr
