William “Bill” Oliver Faulkner, Jr., 91, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. A Celebration of His Life will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Bass Road. Burial will be private in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Ralph Hawkins will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service and asks that donations be made to Northminster Presbyterian Church, 565 Wimbish Road, Macon, GA 31210.
Bill was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee to Wilella Aycock Faulkner and William Oliver Faulkner, Sr. He graduated from Central High School in 1948 and then attended Maryville College in Maryville, TN where he met his wife, Betty Lester of Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Maryville in 1952, he moved to Knoxville, TN to attend the University of Tennessee where he completed his Master’s in business in 1953.
Bill entered the United States Navy in 1953 where he became an ENS, (SC) U.S.N.R. January 29, 1954. Betty and Bill were married in February of 1954 at the Emory University Theology Chapel and then moved to Athens, Georgia where he attended the U.S. Navy Supply Corp School. In June of 1954, they moved and were stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and joined the Second Fleet serving in the amphibious force on the Vesole (DD-878). Bill was released from active duty in December of 1956 with the rank of Lt. (SC) U.S.N.R.
In 1961 Bill received the Graduate Certificate American Institute of Banking, graduated from Rutgers in 1964 and in 1969 from Harvard Business School. He lived and worked in Atlanta, Lake Forest, IL, and Athens, GA, part-time in Highlands, NC and part-time in St. Simons Island, GA before settling in Macon. Bill retired after 33 years with C&S National Bank in Macon.
He served on a number of boards in Macon, including Mercer University, 1984 Cherry Blossom, Boy Scouts of America, Chamber of Commerce and the MedCenter Foundation to name a few. He also served on the Board of Directors with many of the state’s banks. Bill was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church. They decided to move to their vacation home in St. Simons Island in September of 2016, but moved back to Macon in 2019 due to health reasons for the both of them.
Bill is survived by his wife of over 68 years, Betty Lester Faulkner; daughter, Lisa Faulkner Krommes (Earl) of Macon; their children, Matthew Krommes of Warner Robins and Jennifer Krommes Dailey (Robbie); great-grandson, Camden Dailey; his son, Dr. Bill Faulkner, III (Catherine) of Siler City, NC; brother, Dr. Samuel Faulkner (Dora) of Boca Raton, FL; niece, Lee Ann Oppenheimer (Jonathan); and her children, of Franklin, TN; Dora’s daughter, Emily Greece.
The family would like to thank the staff at The Oakes at Peake, Mr. Jerry Rowland, Mr. Wendell Williams and the staff at Pine Pointe Hospice for all their help, kindness and support.
Visit www.snowsmacon.com to express tributes. Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Bass Road, has charge of arrangements.
