Mr. Willie C. Faulk, 85 of Grapeland, TX transitioned Sunday, August 24, 2014, at his home surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Willie C. Faulk was born in Dothan, Alabama and has always been a man dedicated to family and hard work. At an early age, Mr. Faulk quit school to help his family by working in fields, plowing and picking cotton.
On a visit to his brother in Lufkin, he met and fell in love with his wife Zona B. Faulk and to this union 9 children were born. They lived in Silsbee, TX, where they started their family and relocated back to Dothan, Alabama for 6 years before making Grapeland their home.
Left to cherish Mr. Willie C.’s life; loving wife of 60 years, Mrs. Zona B. Faulk, children Willie Howard of Alabama, Willie Earl Faulk, Grapeland, TX, Bobbie Jean Faulk, Houston, TX, James (Brenda) Faulk, Latexo, TX, Mae Catherine Walker, Houston, TX, Charles Lee Faulk, Grapeland, TX, Henry (Shunda) Faulk, Grapeland, TX, Dorothy (Odell) Willis, Butler, TX, and William Earl Faulk, Grapeland, TX.
Visitation: Friday, August 29, 2014, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Walker & Walker Funeral Home
Service: Saturday, August 30, 2014, 11:00 AM Rising Star Baptist Church Grapeland, TX