Faith N. Pence, 71, of 79 Griffin Road, Deerfield, NH died on November 22, 2000 at Exeter Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Pence was born on September 18, 1929 in Danvers, MA the daughter of the late Takaji and Francis (White) Matsubara. In the 1980's was the assistant cook for the Deerfield School. Family members include; her husband of 51 years, John W. Pence; three sons, Nicholas F. Pence of Phoenix, AZ, Peter John Pence of Northfield, NH and N. Kelly Pence of Nottingham, NH; one daughter, Bonnie Louise Pence of Bristol, NH; five grandchildren; four brothers, Alden Matsubara of Winter Springs, FL, Murray Matsubara of Beverly, MA, Raymon Matsubara of Stockton Springs, ME and Paul Matsubara of Conway, NH; two sisters, Eiko Thurlow of Salisbury, MA and Gail Wong of Topsfield, MA; numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Seacoast Home Health and Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833.