James H Faulkner, Sr.

Mr. Faulkner was born on March 1, 1916, in Lamar County, AL, and died August 22, 2008 in Bay Minette, AL. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He was in the Alabama Senate from 1950-1954. Mr. Faulkner served as mayor of the city of Bay Minette from 1941-43. He was owner of the Baldwin Times newspaper and a number of newspapers in Alabama and Georgia. Faulkner State Community College is named in his honor. In 1985, Alabama Christian College was renamed Faulkner University. James H. Faulkner was a member of the Church of Christ. (see also the obituary of James H Faulkner, Sr.)