Melvin Dale Faulkner, age 76, of Cornelia, passed away on December 5, 2024.
Born in Wyandotte, Michigan, on November 16, 1948, Melvin was the son of the late Rolla C. and Joyce Mayhon Faulkner. He was a United States Army Veteran and was a truck driver. Melvin worked for Stephens Trucking and, most recently, Fieldale Farms. His grandbabies and great-grandbabies were the center of his world. Melvin was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting, as well as woodworking and making model cars and airplanes. In addition to his parents, Melvin is preceded in death by his grandparents, Farmer and Georgia Faulkner.
Survivors include wife Alice Darlene Smith Faulkner of Cornelia; son Melvin Dale Faulkner, Jr. of Toccoa; daughters Carol Allen of Cornelia and Kim Sosebee of Toccoa; sister and brother-in-law Faye and Larry Frady of Toccoa; as well as five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held at a later date.
An online guestbook is available and may be viewed at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements are in the care and professional direction of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256.
