Keith Faulkenberry

Mr. Keith Joseph Faulkenberry, 34, of Poplar Street, Walterboro, entered into rest Saturday evening, May 4, 2013, at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee from injuries sustained during an automobile accident.

Funeral services will be conducted 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2013, from Welch Creek Baptist Church Tabernacle, 536 Welch Creek Road, Walterboro. Pastor James Baker officiating. Interment will follow in Welch Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Family and friends are invited to call prior to the funeral ceremony beginning at 2 o’clock that afternoon at Welch Creek Baptist Church Tabernacle.

Born April 7, 1979, a native of Charleston, South Carolina having been born at Roper Hospital, he was a son of Kenneth and Debra Bradley Faulkenberry. He was a graduate of Welch Creek Academy and then received his bachelor’s degree from Charleston Southern University in 2003. While at Charleston Southern, he played as a linebacker for their home team, the Buccaneers. Following graduation, he was at Northwood Academy where during his tenure he taught Science, Biology, and Physical Education and also served as the Academy’s Assistant Coach. For the past two years, he and his brother made Nashville, Tennessee their home, where Keith worked as a Salesman for the Atlantic Bedding Company. Keith left his mark on this world in his short time here, leaving many cherished memories for those who had the privilege to have known him. His smile and loving character will be forever remembered in the hearts of many, and his constant dedication to bodybuilding will forever remain as an inspiration.

Surviving are: his parents, Kenny and Debra Faulkenberry of Walterboro; his brother Robert Shawn “Robbie” Faulkenberry of Walterboro; and a grandfather, Artie Bradley of Saint Stevens. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Frankie and Rose Lee Faulkenberry and Mary and Thomas Carolyn.

Flowers will be accepted, or for those that wish, the family has respectfully requested that memorial contributions be directed in his memory to: Welch Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 536 Welch Creek Road, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.

For those that so desire, memorial messages and thoughts of condolence, as well as memorable recollections of Keith may be shared with the family at the online guestbook, www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408.

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