Betty Marilyn Wallin Faulkner, 80 of Tow, passed from her earthly life into her savior’s loving arms Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at Mulberry Manor in Stephenville.
Betty was born Nov. 3,1937 in Brownfield, Texas to Marie and Ed Wallin. They later moved to San Angelo and then Brady where Betty completed high school in 1956. She attended what was then North Texas State University in Denton and obtained her degree in business education in 1960.
While attending college, she married James Keith Faulkner on July 27,1957; to that union, two children were born.
After graduation, Betty worked for a year as secretary to the Lewisville Schools superintendent until a teaching position became available the following year. She taught there until she retired and the family decided to move to Tow where her parents were living. While there, she and her husband opened a nursery and gas station.
She later started substituting at area schools before full-time teaching at Marble Falls ISD where she worked until her retirement in the late 1990s after more than three decades in the classroom.
She dedicated her life to serving others - principally God, her family, church, friends and the thousands of students she cherished over the years. Betty was a member of Tow Baptist Church where she served as treasurer for 30 years. She also taught Sunday School, was involved with annual VBS activities and WOM.
She also worked to help her husband in his political campaigns as well as a storage business and pecan shelling operations. She also joined the sorority Delta Kappa Gamma in 1977.
Even in her last few months while living in a health care facility, she was known as that “sweet lady,” always concerned for others.
Survivors include a daughter, Lea Marie McKinnon and her husband, Mac, of Dublin; one son, James Keith Faulkner Jr. and his wife, Jimi, of Tow; three grandchildren, Kelsey Lea McKinnon Harty ofHarrison, N.J; Faith Faulkner of Denton; Kristi Faulkner of Amarillo and one great grandson, Shane Lee Florez of Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Keith Faulkner in Oct. 2017 after more than 60 years of marriage; a brother, John Wallin, and by her parents.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at Tow Baptist Church with burial at Tow Cemetery under direction of Putnam Funeral Home in Kingsland.Rev. Gerald Moore will officiate.
Betty was born Nov. 3,1937 in Brownfield, Texas to Marie and Ed Wallin. They later moved to San Angelo and then Brady where Betty completed high school in 1956. She attended what was then North Texas State University in Denton and obtained her degree in business education in 1960.
While attending college, she married James Keith Faulkner on July 27,1957; to that union, two children were born.
After graduation, Betty worked for a year as secretary to the Lewisville Schools superintendent until a teaching position became available the following year. She taught there until she retired and the family decided to move to Tow where her parents were living. While there, she and her husband opened a nursery and gas station.
She later started substituting at area schools before full-time teaching at Marble Falls ISD where she worked until her retirement in the late 1990s after more than three decades in the classroom.
She dedicated her life to serving others - principally God, her family, church, friends and the thousands of students she cherished over the years. Betty was a member of Tow Baptist Church where she served as treasurer for 30 years. She also taught Sunday School, was involved with annual VBS activities and WOM.
She also worked to help her husband in his political campaigns as well as a storage business and pecan shelling operations. She also joined the sorority Delta Kappa Gamma in 1977.
Even in her last few months while living in a health care facility, she was known as that “sweet lady,” always concerned for others.
Survivors include a daughter, Lea Marie McKinnon and her husband, Mac, of Dublin; one son, James Keith Faulkner Jr. and his wife, Jimi, of Tow; three grandchildren, Kelsey Lea McKinnon Harty ofHarrison, N.J; Faith Faulkner of Denton; Kristi Faulkner of Amarillo and one great grandson, Shane Lee Florez of Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Keith Faulkner in Oct. 2017 after more than 60 years of marriage; a brother, John Wallin, and by her parents.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at Tow Baptist Church with burial at Tow Cemetery under direction of Putnam Funeral Home in Kingsland.Rev. Gerald Moore will officiate.
Betty Marilyn Wallin Faulkner, 80 of Tow, passed from her earthly life into her savior’s loving arms Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at Mulberry Manor in Stephenville.
Betty was born Nov. 3,1937 in Brownfield, Texas to Marie and Ed Wallin. They later moved to San Angelo and then Brady where Betty completed high school in 1956. She attended what was then North Texas State University in Denton and obtained her degree in business education in 1960.
While attending college, she married James Keith Faulkner on July 27,1957; to that union, two children were born.
After graduation, Betty worked for a year as secretary to the Lewisville Schools superintendent until a teaching position became available the following year. She taught there until she retired and the family decided to move to Tow where her parents were living. While there, she and her husband opened a nursery and gas station.
She later started substituting at area schools before full-time teaching at Marble Falls ISD where she worked until her retirement in the late 1990s after more than three decades in the classroom.
She dedicated her life to serving others - principally God, her family, church, friends and the thousands of students she cherished over the years. Betty was a member of Tow Baptist Church where she served as treasurer for 30 years. She also taught Sunday School, was involved with annual VBS activities and WOM.
She also worked to help her husband in his political campaigns as well as a storage business and pecan shelling operations. She also joined the sorority Delta Kappa Gamma in 1977.
Even in her last few months while living in a health care facility, she was known as that “sweet lady,” always concerned for others.
Survivors include a daughter, Lea Marie McKinnon and her husband, Mac, of Dublin; one son, James Keith Faulkner Jr. and his wife, Jimi, of Tow; three grandchildren, Kelsey Lea McKinnon Harty ofHarrison, N.J; Faith Faulkner of Denton; Kristi Faulkner of Amarillo and one great grandson, Shane Lee Florez of Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Keith Faulkner in Oct. 2017 after more than 60 years of marriage; a brother, John Wallin, and by her parents.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at Tow Baptist Church with burial at Tow Cemetery under direction of Putnam Funeral Home in Kingsland.Rev. Gerald Moore will officiate.
Betty was born Nov. 3,1937 in Brownfield, Texas to Marie and Ed Wallin. They later moved to San Angelo and then Brady where Betty completed high school in 1956. She attended what was then North Texas State University in Denton and obtained her degree in business education in 1960.
While attending college, she married James Keith Faulkner on July 27,1957; to that union, two children were born.
After graduation, Betty worked for a year as secretary to the Lewisville Schools superintendent until a teaching position became available the following year. She taught there until she retired and the family decided to move to Tow where her parents were living. While there, she and her husband opened a nursery and gas station.
She later started substituting at area schools before full-time teaching at Marble Falls ISD where she worked until her retirement in the late 1990s after more than three decades in the classroom.
She dedicated her life to serving others - principally God, her family, church, friends and the thousands of students she cherished over the years. Betty was a member of Tow Baptist Church where she served as treasurer for 30 years. She also taught Sunday School, was involved with annual VBS activities and WOM.
She also worked to help her husband in his political campaigns as well as a storage business and pecan shelling operations. She also joined the sorority Delta Kappa Gamma in 1977.
Even in her last few months while living in a health care facility, she was known as that “sweet lady,” always concerned for others.
Survivors include a daughter, Lea Marie McKinnon and her husband, Mac, of Dublin; one son, James Keith Faulkner Jr. and his wife, Jimi, of Tow; three grandchildren, Kelsey Lea McKinnon Harty ofHarrison, N.J; Faith Faulkner of Denton; Kristi Faulkner of Amarillo and one great grandson, Shane Lee Florez of Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Keith Faulkner in Oct. 2017 after more than 60 years of marriage; a brother, John Wallin, and by her parents.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at Tow Baptist Church with burial at Tow Cemetery under direction of Putnam Funeral Home in Kingsland.Rev. Gerald Moore will officiate.
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