OBITUARY NAME: JOHN DAVID FAULKENBERRY AGE 86 A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT AND FORMER WAPANUCKA RESIDENT BORN: AUGUST 21, 1921TO JOHN H. AND MILLIE (BYRNS) FAULKENBERRY AT STRINGTOWN PASSED AWAY: SAT., APRIL 26,2008 AT THE COLONIAL LIVING CENTER IN ATOKA AGE: 86 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS EDUCATION: JOHN ATTENDED STRINGTOWN SCHOOLS MARRIED: HE MARRIED NADINE CLIFFORD ON DEC.20, 1943 AT SAN DIEGO, CA. SHE PRECEEDED HIM IN DEATH ON MARCH 16, 1999. OCCUPATION: JOHN WORKED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY APPROX 35 YEARS AND WHEN HE RETIRED IN 1984 HE WAS THE AREA MANAGER OUT OF THE WAPANUCKA OFFICE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A BAPTIST. HOBBIES: JOHN ENJOYED WOODWORKING, GARDENING, FISHING AND WATCHING BASKETBALL GAMES. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: MARY PRATER AND HUSBAND BOB OF ATOKA 1 SON: RONNIE FAULKENBERRY ALSO OF ATOKA . 2 GRANDCHILDREN: STEPHEN COOPER OF TUSHKA SHERRI POINDEXTER AND HUSBAND MARVIN OF TUSHKA 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: ROBBY, JOHNA AND SKYLAR 2 SISTERS: MAYDEEN PRINCE, RED OAK, OK. MURIEL LATHAM, YUKON, OK. BROTHERS IN LAW: DON ALLEN, PHOENIX, AZ. CLINT BOONE, ATOKA ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NEICES, NEPHEWS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN H. AND MILLIE FAULKENBERRY WIFE; NADINE 2 BROTHERS: OTIS AND JACK 8 SISTERS: GLADYS, BEATRICE, EUNICE, ANNA, AUDREY, BERTHA, LOIS AND WANDA ************************************************************************************************************ DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008 AT 2: 00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICE INTERMENT: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, WAPANUCKA OFFICIATING: REV. STEVE HAVENER ASSISTING; BRUCE USHER AND HOMER BELCHER CASKETBEARERS: HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: FAMILY NIGHT MONDAY 6-8:00 P.M. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK