Betty Zara “Zee” Faulkner passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family at her home on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was born on April 10, 1936 in Charlotte, NC to Ethel Gertrude and Fred McQuay, later to be adopted by Selden B. Kelly.
Following graduation from Central High School in Charlotte, she moved with her family to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she worked various jobs until she married her childhood sweetheart Colonel James Patrick “Pat” Faulkner, USMC (Ret) on December 23, 1958. Their first home was in Corpus Christi, TX where Pat was undergoing Marine Corps flight training. She and her new Marine Corps second lieutenant husband then moved to Havelock, NC and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. During Pat’s career in the Marine Corps she also established homes in Florida, Rhode Island and Virginia before they retired and settled down in Eastern NC in 1984.
Zara was most proud of her family consisting of three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to her husband are her two sons, LtGen W. Mark Faulkner USMC (Ret), his wife Janet and their two children Amanda Moreland and husband Tony and Katherine Reekes and husband Jonathan; second son, Michael P. Faulkner and wife Kimberly and their two children Jaime and Bradley Faulkner; and daughter Kelly J. Ware and her husband Rick and their three children, Rachel Helinger and husband Joe, sons Brian and Steven Ware. Zara’s two great-grandchildren are Alexis and Madison Moreland.
Source Citation: Cotten Funeral Home ~ New Bern, NC
Following graduation from Central High School in Charlotte, she moved with her family to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she worked various jobs until she married her childhood sweetheart Colonel James Patrick “Pat” Faulkner, USMC (Ret) on December 23, 1958. Their first home was in Corpus Christi, TX where Pat was undergoing Marine Corps flight training. She and her new Marine Corps second lieutenant husband then moved to Havelock, NC and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. During Pat’s career in the Marine Corps she also established homes in Florida, Rhode Island and Virginia before they retired and settled down in Eastern NC in 1984.
Zara was most proud of her family consisting of three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to her husband are her two sons, LtGen W. Mark Faulkner USMC (Ret), his wife Janet and their two children Amanda Moreland and husband Tony and Katherine Reekes and husband Jonathan; second son, Michael P. Faulkner and wife Kimberly and their two children Jaime and Bradley Faulkner; and daughter Kelly J. Ware and her husband Rick and their three children, Rachel Helinger and husband Joe, sons Brian and Steven Ware. Zara’s two great-grandchildren are Alexis and Madison Moreland.
Source Citation: Cotten Funeral Home ~ New Bern, NC
Betty Zara “Zee” Faulkner passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family at her home on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was born on April 10, 1936 in Charlotte, NC to Ethel Gertrude and Fred McQuay, later to be adopted by Selden B. Kelly.
Following graduation from Central High School in Charlotte, she moved with her family to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she worked various jobs until she married her childhood sweetheart Colonel James Patrick “Pat” Faulkner, USMC (Ret) on December 23, 1958. Their first home was in Corpus Christi, TX where Pat was undergoing Marine Corps flight training. She and her new Marine Corps second lieutenant husband then moved to Havelock, NC and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. During Pat’s career in the Marine Corps she also established homes in Florida, Rhode Island and Virginia before they retired and settled down in Eastern NC in 1984.
Zara was most proud of her family consisting of three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to her husband are her two sons, LtGen W. Mark Faulkner USMC (Ret), his wife Janet and their two children Amanda Moreland and husband Tony and Katherine Reekes and husband Jonathan; second son, Michael P. Faulkner and wife Kimberly and their two children Jaime and Bradley Faulkner; and daughter Kelly J. Ware and her husband Rick and their three children, Rachel Helinger and husband Joe, sons Brian and Steven Ware. Zara’s two great-grandchildren are Alexis and Madison Moreland.
Source Citation: Cotten Funeral Home ~ New Bern, NC
Following graduation from Central High School in Charlotte, she moved with her family to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she worked various jobs until she married her childhood sweetheart Colonel James Patrick “Pat” Faulkner, USMC (Ret) on December 23, 1958. Their first home was in Corpus Christi, TX where Pat was undergoing Marine Corps flight training. She and her new Marine Corps second lieutenant husband then moved to Havelock, NC and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. During Pat’s career in the Marine Corps she also established homes in Florida, Rhode Island and Virginia before they retired and settled down in Eastern NC in 1984.
Zara was most proud of her family consisting of three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to her husband are her two sons, LtGen W. Mark Faulkner USMC (Ret), his wife Janet and their two children Amanda Moreland and husband Tony and Katherine Reekes and husband Jonathan; second son, Michael P. Faulkner and wife Kimberly and their two children Jaime and Bradley Faulkner; and daughter Kelly J. Ware and her husband Rick and their three children, Rachel Helinger and husband Joe, sons Brian and Steven Ware. Zara’s two great-grandchildren are Alexis and Madison Moreland.
Source Citation: Cotten Funeral Home ~ New Bern, NC
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