Allen F. Faulconer

Allen F. "Red" Faulconer, 98, passed away at his Spotsylvania County home of 70 years on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

Born less than a quarter mile down the road from his adult home on July 2, 1927, he was the son of William "W.B." and Bertha Faulconer.

Red was the first of four generations to attend Spotsylvania County Public Schools, he was a proud 1945 graduate of Spotsylvania High School, now known as the Marshall Center. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War where he was stationed in Germany. His fondest memories of his service involved the relationships with his fellow soldiers and his lifelong talent of keeping up morale with jokes and tricks in the barracks.

In 1949, he met the love of his life, Barbara Haney, during a trip to Fairview Beach on the first day of summer. He came around every now and then and wrote her letters during his time in Germany in 1950-51. On Labor Day weekend of 1954, they were married. Together, they built the family home and had two children, Tammy and Matthew.

Red was a carpenter by trade and worked locally for L.C. Mitchell with whom he had a lifelong friendship. His workmanship led him to work on many buildings in and around Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, and surrounding areas including his beloved Goshen Baptist Church. If a rafter, piece of trim, or stud was signed "Red", it was his work. From his work, he was accepted into the union where he worked on building the FBI Academy at Quantico. Red's workmanship and integrity were noticed and the FBI hired him to manage their carpentry shop, but in short time, he was promoted to Facilities Manager where he worked until he retired in 1994.

In retirement, Red and Barbara loved to travel, take cruises, and attend their grandchildren's performances and activities. He was forever an entertainer, with a joke, trick, or story for every occasion. He was perhaps the most well-known for just being himself: a true Spotsylvania native who never forgot a face or name, a deacon and pillar of Goshen Baptist Church, a neighbor, a volunteer for mission work with the Virginia Baptist Men, and loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

He is survived by his doting wife of 71 years, Barbara; children, Tammy Strickland (Bill) and Matt (Lora); brother-in-law, whom he loved as a brother, Wade Haney; grandchildren, Tamatha Willis-Ernst (Nathan), Jessica Willis Gourley (Chris), and Aaron Faulconer; step-granddaughters, Julie Perry and Barbara Powell (Scott); bonus granddaughter, Lindsay Yost (Michael); and perhaps the great joy of his last decade, his many great-grandchildren. His family spent decades feeling proud to introduce themselves as Red Faulconer's, as someone was sure to know him everywhere they went.

Service arrangements are TBD and will be announced in the near future. The family would love to celebrate Red's life with family and friends sharing stories and memories of the impact they made.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Ministry.