16 Jun 1933 – 25 Aug 2021
Matador, Texas
Leo Kuehn Faulkner, age 88 of Matador, passed away peacefully on August 25,2021 at Matador Health and Rehab Center in Matador, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 29, 2021 at East Mound Cemetery in Matador. Officiating will be Brother Eddy Helms of First Baptist Church in Matador. Pallbearers will be grandsons Matthew Tresser, Gabriel Tresser, Chris Stone, Sam Stone, Austin Stone and Caleb Wager. Arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada.
Kuehn was born on June 16, 1933 in Turkey, Texas to James Edward Faulkner and Ida Young Faulkner. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy beginning his 30-year commitment to our country's freedom. Kuehn was a submarine sailor who loved serving and fulfilling the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment. While in the Navy, he met lifelong friends who became family.
He was a loving husband, proud father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a man of faith and an amazing friend. He loved his family whole heartedly and put their needs before his.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward; his mother, Ida Young; his brothers, James Edward and John Morgan; his sisters, Evelyn Whittington and Ida Farley.
Kuehn is survived by his wife of 68 years, Wanda; his two daughters, Ronda (Randy) Wager and Lisa (Gary) Stone; one son, Brian Kuehn Faulkner; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews.
16 Jun 1933 – 25 Aug 2021
Matador, Texas
Leo Kuehn Faulkner, age 88 of Matador, passed away peacefully on August 25,2021 at Matador Health and Rehab Center in Matador, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 29, 2021 at East Mound Cemetery in Matador. Officiating will be Brother Eddy Helms of First Baptist Church in Matador. Pallbearers will be grandsons Matthew Tresser, Gabriel Tresser, Chris Stone, Sam Stone, Austin Stone and Caleb Wager. Arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada.
Kuehn was born on June 16, 1933 in Turkey, Texas to James Edward Faulkner and Ida Young Faulkner. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy beginning his 30-year commitment to our country's freedom. Kuehn was a submarine sailor who loved serving and fulfilling the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment. While in the Navy, he met lifelong friends who became family.
He was a loving husband, proud father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a man of faith and an amazing friend. He loved his family whole heartedly and put their needs before his.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward; his mother, Ida Young; his brothers, James Edward and John Morgan; his sisters, Evelyn Whittington and Ida Farley.
Kuehn is survived by his wife of 68 years, Wanda; his two daughters, Ronda (Randy) Wager and Lisa (Gary) Stone; one son, Brian Kuehn Faulkner; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews.
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