Ethel Butler Faulks
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Mrs. Ethel Butler Faulks, age 100, died December 27, 2009
at Washington Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley. She
was born December 8, 1909 in Vixen, LA to her late parents,
Thomas Armstrong and Katie Lamore Hargrove Butler.
Ethel was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in
North Crossett, AK. She lived in Crossett, AK from
1937-1971, then moved to Monroe, LA, then to Vernon in
1974-1993, at which time she moved to Gonzales, LA with
daughter, Shirley till 2005, then completed her earthly life
in Vernon to be with her savior.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Dyke
Faulks; brothers, William Howard Butler and Ivy Lee Butler;
sisters, Willie Mae Butler Haddox and Bessie Mae Butler
Watts. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine
Faulks Knight of Vernon, FL and Shirley Faulks Porter of
Vernon, FL; one brother, Cecil Butler of Eatonton, GA; two
grandchildren, Tammy Knight Maxwell and Challis Faith Porter
Sanders; four great-grandchildren, Justin Miller, Amber
Miller, John Robert Owens, David Lee Sanders; one
great-great-grandchild, Gavin Ryder Owens; several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December
30, at Palestine Church and Cemetery in Vixen, LA.
Family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. at Palestine
Church with Riser & Son Funeral Home directing. Peel
Funeral Home in Bonifay is in charge of local arrangements.