Born May 5, 1960 in Carthage to James and Susan (Long) Faulkner, she married Randy Burden on December 12, 1982 in Mackinaw.
Surviving are her husband; father and step-mother, James (Linda) Faulkner of Carthage; mother, Susan Boline of Morning Sun, Iowa; 1 daughter, Kimberly (Paul) Gibbs, Jr. of Pekin; 1 son, Nicholas Burden of Pekin; 2 grandchildren, Clayton and Aubreigh Gibbs; 1 brother, Randy (Tami) Faulkner of Morning Sun; 2 half-brothers, Shawn (Katie) Stewart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Jamie Faulkner of Carthage; and 1 half-sister, Tammy Rampley of Burlington, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents; 1 brother, Eric Faulkner; and 1 granddaughter, Aaliyah Burden.
A homemaker and loving grandmother, Rebecca enjoyed flower gardening and collecting rooster figurines and Boyd Bears.
Cremation will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin chapel. Rev. Jim Dawson will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to her grandchildren’s education fund which is being established at Heartland Bank.
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