Harold Faulkner

Harold Bradford Faulkner, Jr., age 75, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at U K Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky.  Born in Bowen, Kentucky he was the son of the late Harold Bradford Faulkner, Sr. and the late Gladys Marie Smallwood Faulkner and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.  He was an equipment operator with the Kentucky Department of Transportation, and he attended New Direction Church in Bowen. Harold also worked for Rockwell International, A.O. Smith, and owned, at one time, his own trucking business. He was a very hard worker and there seemed to be no machine he could not operate. Harold most importantly was a devoted loving father to his eight children. He is survived by his companion, Lola Greear Faulkner; four sons: Harold Bradford “Brad” Faulkner III, James Edwin (Robbin) Faulkner, Michael Jay (Vianca Marie) Faulkner and Steven Elex (Sierra) Faulkner; four daughters: Stephenia Michelle (Chad) Hensley, Selina Dawn (Shane) Howard, Lisa Marie (Lane) Nunier and Susan Emma Faulkner; one brother, Cebert (Jennifer) Faulkner, one sister, Sharon (Kendell) Robinson; 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky with Darrell Mullins officiating. Visitation is 12:00 PM until 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Stanton Cemetery with Chad Hensley, Shane Allen Howard, Lane Nunier, Derrick Robinson, Lucas Faulkner, Dyllan Faulkner, John Robinson and Woody Cherry serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Ricky Tyra, Talmadge Smallwood, Herbert Trent and Trent’s Garage, Jeff Trent, Jerry Hall, Myers Arnett, Gary West, Vinson Stewart, Michael Patton, Chuck West, Jimmy Baker, Bobby Baker, Charles Smallwood and Gene Smallwood.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.