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Niece of Philip Lawrence Faulkner
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Philip Lawrence Faulkner was born on 26 July 1916 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, the third child of Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford Faulkner.1 Phil was most likely named after his father’s step-father, Philip Jackson Taylor, with whom the family was living at the time of his birth in 1916.2
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Soon after his birth, the family moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois where Phil grew up, along with his brothers and sisters.3
Phil graduated from Tilden Technical High School in Chicago in June 1934.4 Prior to World War II, Phil worked for Alpert’s Food and Liquor in Chicago.5
Phil entered the Army Air Corp on 29 April 1943. During his service, he was stationed with an air group in Corsica. Phil was released from service on 5 September 1945.6
Phil attended the wedding of his brother, Clarence, in 1945 and also sang at the funeral of his sister, Frances, in 1951.7
Phil married Hazel Eleanor Bradshaw Benson on 19 February 1949, in Chicago, Illinois.8
A personal remembrance from the author…
Uncle Phil was my father, Ernie’s, closest brother. As a little girl, we’d travel to Chicago to visit Uncle Phil and Aunt Hazel from the small town where we lived in Kansas and it was magical. Uncle Phil and Aunt Hazel would take me to Marshall Field’s and spoil me with treasures, followed by a stop at their favorite bakery, where we’d pick up a huge layer cake. As we’d drive through the city in Phil’s big sedan with the windows down, all the sounds, colors, sights and energy of the city would mesmerize me. Phil and Hazel were fun and kind and are truly missed.
Phil was also active in local activities and civic affairs.9
Phil and Hazel moved to Florida in 1973.10 Hazel died on 6 March 1976 in Brevard County, Florida, and is buried in Illinois.11
Phil married second to Dorothy Elizabeth Thompson Degarmo on 29 January 1977 in Orange County, Florida.12
Dorothy and Phil lived in Maitland, Orange County, Florida.13
Philip Lawrence Faulkner died at the age of 69 on 29 December 1985 in Orange County, Florida.14 Phil is buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.15
Philip Lawrence Faulkner Obituary
Philip L. Faulkner, 69, 125 Tangelo Court, Maitland, died Sunday. Born in Cairo, Ill., he moved to Maitland from Chicago in 1973. He was a retired contract officer for the U.S. Department of Defense and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of DAV and National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy E.; son, Bill Hickman, Beaumont, Texas; daughters, Janice Schopfer, Moncks Corner, S.C., Diane Bruton, Jacksonville, Nancy Smith, Chicago; brother, Ernest, Independence, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando.
– Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Orange County, Florida), 31 Dec 1985, p. 26, col. 2.
Dorothy died 29 Jan 2009 and is buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.16
Endnotes
1. Alexander County, Illinois published birth records end in 1915. For Phil’s birth,
United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Philip Lawrence Faulkner, serial no. 760, Local Draft Board no. 28, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Birth: 26 July 1916, Cairo, Illinois.
2. 1910 U.S. census, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 8-B, family 162, Philip Taylor household.
– Phillip J. Taylor, age 48, widowed, born Ohio, both parents born in Ohio, occupation: blacksmith, owns shop
– May Taylor, age 19, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
– Margaret Taylor, age 19, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
– William Taylor, age 12, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
– Lora Faulkner, boarder, age 22, widowed, born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee, occupation: sales woman, dry goods
– Milton, boarder, age 3, born in Illinois, both parents born in Tennessee
– Francis, boarder, age 1, born in Illinois, both parents born in Tennessee
Notes: All of the birth locations and parents’ birth locations are incorrect. Lora was listed as widowed; she would have been married in 1910. William Melvin is listed as Milton and Charles was not enumerated with the family.
3. 1920 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 444, sheet 4-A, dwelling [blank], family 71, Charles Faulkner household.
– Charles Faulkner, age 38, married, born in Kentucky, father born in U.S., mother born in Kentucky, occupation: distribution of circulars
– Lora Faulkner, age 37, married, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois
– William Faulkner, age 13, born in Tennessee
– Francis, age 10, born in Missouri
– Phillip Faulkner, age 3, born in Illinois
Also, 1930 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Block no. 136, population schedule, ward 8, p. 5 (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 16-341, sheet 5-A, dwelling 46, family 113, Charles Faulkner household.
– Charles Faulkner, age 49, married, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky, occupation: circular disp in the advertising industry
– Lora Faulkner, wife, age 52, married, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois
– William Faulkner, son, age 24, married, born in Tennessee, occupation: automobile mechanic
– Phillip Faulkner, son, age 14, single, born in Illinois, attended school
– Clarence Faulkner, son, age 10, single, born in Illinois, attended school
– Ernest Faulkner, son, age 7, single, born in Illinois, attended school
– Betty Faulkner, granddaughter, age 4 months, single, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois
4. “3,821 Diplomas Awarded South Side’s Seniors, Tilden Tech, Philip L. Faulkner,” news article, Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) Tribune, 17 Jun 1934, p. 3-7 S, col. 1.
5. United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Philip Lawrence Faulkner.
6. Department of Veterans Affairs, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Washington, D.C.: U.S, Philip Faulkner. Birth: 26 July 1916. Enlistment: 29 Apr 1943. Branch: Air Force. Release: 5 Sept 1945. Death: 29 Dec 1985.
Also, “3 Brothers Meet at Wedding for First Time in 4 Years,” Pvt. Clarence Faulkner and Lillian Albert marriage announcement, Southtown Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 11 Feb 1945, p. 10, col. 3.
7. “3 Brothers Meet at Wedding for First Time in 4 Years,” Pvt. Clarence Faulkner and Lillian Albert marriage announcement, Southtown Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 11 Feb 1945, p. 10, col. 3.
Also, “Frances M. Fancher, obituary,” South End Reporter (Chicago, Illinois), 3 Oct 1951, p. 14, col. 2.
8. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County Clerk’s Office, Genealogy Records, Marriage Index, Cook County, Illinois, license no. A967FCF6-171E-4864-A04D-C1307D9EDD32, Philip L. Faulkner–Hayel Benson, 19 Feb 1949.
9. “North Beverly Group to Elect Officers November 20, Philip L. Faulkner, Director, Term Expiring,” news article, Southeast Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 17 Nov 1957, section 1, p. 9, col. 3.
“Tell Decor Winners in No. Beverly, Philip L. Faulkner, Chairman of Decorations Committee,” news article, Southeast Economist (Chicago, Illinois), South Suburban Edition, 6 Jan 1957, p. 11, col. 3.
“Wake Up, Taxpayer, Wake Up,” Philip L. Faulkner public forum submission, Southeast Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 20 Oct 1957, p. 4, col. 2.
10. Move date listed in Phil’s obituary. “Philip L. Faulkner, obituary, Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Orange County, Florida), 31 Dec 1985, p. 26, col. 2.
11. “Hazel E. Faulkner,” obituary, Star Tribune (Chicago, Cook County, Illinois), 11 Mar 1976. Also,
Find A Grave, memorial 195008150, Hazel E Bradshaw Faulkner (1918-1976), Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois; memorial created by Kimberli Faulkner Hull (contributor 49572158).
12. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida, Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001, Orange County, no. 008900, Philip Lawrence Faulkner–Dorothy Elizabeth Degarmo, 29 Jan 1977, vol. 4038.
Also, “Marriage Licenses, Philip L. Faulkner–Dorothy E. Degarmo,” newspaper notice, The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida), 23 Jan 1977, Orange County, Legal Review, p. LR-1, col. 1.
13. Personal knowledge of the author.
Also, “Philip L. Faulkner, obituary, Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Orange County, Florida), 31 Dec 1985, p. 26, col. 2.
14. “Philip L. Faulkner, obituary, Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Orange County, Florida), 31 Dec 1985, p. 26, col. 2.
Also, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Orange County, Philip Faulkner, 29 Dec 1985. Birth: 26 July 1916.
Also, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Philip Faulkner, Dec 1985. Birth: 26 July 1916. Issue state: Illinois. Last residence: Maitland, Orange County, Florida.
15. Find A Grave, memorial 195007906, Philip Lawrence Faulkner (1916-1985), Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida; memorial created by Kimberli Faulkner Hull (contributor 49572158).
Also, Philip L. Faulkner funeral services card, Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando, Florida, services on 2 Jan 1986; Faulkner-Hull Family Papers, privately held by Kimberli Faulkner Hull, Massachusetts.
Also, “Philip L. Faulkner,” funeral announcement, Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida), 31 Dec 1985, p. 75, col. 3.
16. “Dorothy Elizabeth ‘Dottie’ Faulkner,” obituary, Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Homes website, 29 Jan 2009.
Also, Find A Grave, memorial 107531348, Dorothy E. Faulkner (1916-2009), Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.
Note: Phil is listed on Hazel’s headstone in Illinois with no death date. He is buried in Florida.
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