Gladys Faulkner

Gladys Smallwood Faulkner, age 93, passed away on September 4, 2021 in Winchester, Kentucky.  She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Bradford Faulkner; parents, E. C. and Emma Skidmore Smallwood; siblings, Anna Pelfrey, Dora Wierman, Alwena Goodwin, Oillie Smallwood, Bill Smallwood, J. M. Smallwood, Cecil Smallwood, Elec Smallwood Jr. and granddaughter, Jamie Alexander.  Survivors include children:  Harold B. (Lola) Faulkner Jr., Sharon (Kendall) Robinson and Cebert (Jennifer) Faulkner.  Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, numerous other relatives and a special friend, Sue Taulbee.  Gladys was the matriarch of her family, devoted to all and hosted holiday gatherings for the entire family!  Gladys with Bradford owned and operated farms in Clark and Powell Counties plus Faulkner’s Grocery Store prior to his death.  She retired from the Kentucky State Police Department.  Gladys’ hobbies included gardening, cooking, traveling and quilting.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM the time of her funeral service at Hearne Funeral Home in Stanton, Kentucky.  Reverend Jerry Owens will be officiating the services.  Interment will be in the Stanton Cemetery located on Main Street in Stanton, Kentucky with Brad Faulkner, James Faulkner, Steven Faulkner, Michael Faulkner, John Robinson, Woody Cherry, Chad Hensley and Shane Howard serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Talmadge Smallwood, Gene Smallwood, Charles Smallwood, Mark Keith, Virgil Goodwin Jr., David Goodwin, Herbert Trent, Cecil Wierman, Brian Hanback and Lane Nunier.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.