William Raymond Faulkner
January 29, 1943 ~ May 14, 2019
William “Bill" Raymond Faulkner, 76, of New Braunfels, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from complications of the heart. Born on January 29, 1943 in San Angelo, TX, he was the son of the late Raymond Harold Faulkner and Aileen Massie Bartling. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his son, Cary Eugene Faulkner and his sister, Patricia Elaine Hader.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife, Sharron Marie Striegler Faulkner; children, Cerice Michelle Ouellette and her husband David of San Antonio, Texas, and Christy Deniece Rule and her husband Keely of New Braunfels, Texas; grandchildren, Trevor and Colton Faulkner, Britton and wife Brittney, Tyler, and Ryan Ouellette, and Keaton, Karah, and Kaden Rule; great grandchildren Lleyton and Avery Ouellette; step father Allen Bartling.
Bill, affectionately known as Billy Ray, proudly served and retired from the Comal County Sheriff’s office after 23 years. He served as Jailer, Patrol Deputy, School Resource officer, Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Civil and Warrants Division, Baliff and Courthouse Security. In addition to his devotion to Comal County he also served with the United States Army Reserves, the Austin FD, New Braunfels FD, New Braunfels EMT, Kilgore FD and Gregg County Jail.
He graduated high school from Sentinel Oklahoma and received his Associates Degree from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.
During retirement Bill enjoyed collecting watches, pocket watches, antique clocks and antique oil lamps. He loved estates sales and storage unit auctions. He was an avid reader of all subjects but loved stories about The Civil War and WWII.
He will be truly missed by his family and all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at his place of worship, the HOPE Center Church located at 4545 N. Loop 1604 SA, TX 78249 on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
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Sharron, our condolences to you and the girls for the loss of Bill. He was my friend, and brother in holding the thin blue line. I will always cherish my time with him and consider him a mentor as a young deputy. I remember his kindness and good will to all who he met, in any circumstance of life. I hope to see him again in God’s everlasting reward. God Bless.
Tim and Cheryl Kolbe Family.
As a public school administrator in Comal County, I had the opportunity to become acquainted with and work along side of Comal County Sheriff’s Deputy William Faulkner. In those years I gained respect and appreciation for Bill’s honesty, integrity and sincere efforts to redirect the behavior of some of Comal County’s misguided youth. I will miss him, but feel certain that a kind, loving Heavenly Father has welcomed him home. Dr. Patrick D. Hollis, Former Principal of SVMS
Sharron and family -on behalf of myself and my mom Nita Heap, we send our deepest condolences. I’ll never forget growing up with Cary and Cerise. I will also never forget the 1972 AMC Gremlin (my very.first car when I turned 16). I remember the day I came to see it. Bill took me out to the car and was showing me around. He asked me to pop the hood, he told me he was going to show me how to start it. See it didn’t have a key so, he grabbed a electric wire from inside the car he told me to make sure it was out of gear then he showed me where to touch the wires to. I started that car like that for several months. Everyone always got a laugh out of it. But most of them didn’t complain when it got them around town. Bill was going to charge me $100 for the car and I would have paid it, but as I was finishing up – he looked at me and said – take the car – it’s yours. That sentiment stayed with me forever and I’ll never forget his kindness. God bless the Faulkner’s!