Hal Faulkner, 67, of Hopkinsville, KY died at 9:06 a.m. Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his home.
Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Clinton, KY he was born February 3, 1956 the son of the late Leon Faulkner and Virginia Sue Cannon Faulkner Sams. He married the love of his life, Beth, while they attended Murray State University (MSU), where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Organizational Communications. Hal and Beth initially moved to Hopkinsville when he took a job with TVA, but he made a career as the HR Director at Dunlap Sales and, eventually, as an entrepreneur, owning and operating Adcocks Complete Cleaning Services. Hal served as Youth Director at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church and later joined Second Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, moderator, choir member, and Sunday school teacher. A passionate mentor, he taught public speaking and communications classes at Hopkinsville Community College and MSU, and was appointed as MSU’s Director of Communications Center.
Active in the community, he was a swim official and booster for Pennyrile Aquatic Club, Scout Master of Troop 13, and a 2nd amendment advocate, teaching firearm safety and concealed carry classes. But he was best known as a NASCAR fan, automotive enthusiast, and gearhead, recognized all over town in his beautiful convertibles and vanity plates including one with his self-styled moniker “The Wheelman”.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years: Beth Ann Faulkner; his sons: Commander M. Garrett (Kristin) Faulkner of Kodiak, AK and Travis Cannon (Laura) Faulkner of Hopkinsville, KY; his brother: Mike (Trudy) Faulkner of Mayfield, KY; and his grandchildren: Zachary, Jackson, Hannah, Wesley, Remington, and Levi; his nephews and nieces both Jewell and Faulkner, and Cannon cousins.