Avis Faulk

Avis Ayler Faulk was greatly loved and will be missed by all who knew her. Avis passed away May 24. She would be the first to say, “Don’t be sad; it’s just the next adventure!”

Born in Kansas and raised on a farm, Avis always sought to help others. An award-winning Girl Scout troop leader and trainer, she sponsored the Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, Wilderness Society while serving the university as acting dean of women. Upon completion of her Master of Library Science degree from Emporia State University, she returned to serve as resources librarian at Sul Ross. Avis loved the outdoors and was a lifelong camper.

An accomplished musician, she sang with SRSU’s Musical Majority, going on a USO tour to the Far East. She also played violin in the pit for the SRSU Summer Theatre musicals and recorder in the Alpine Community Band.

Avis could nail up a board, fry a chicken, grow darn near anything in what she called “a little patch of dirt,” and look “bandbox good” in white gloves on Sunday.

She was preceded in death by her husband, JM Faulk.

She is survived by her children, Molly and Tony; sister Virginia; grandchildren Meg, Travis, and Brian; great-grandchildren Andrew, Emma, Xander, and Sirena; and many nieces, nephews, and an untold number of friends, young, old, and in between.

A memorial service will be announced when a time is set. If you wish to do something for Avis or her family, please remember her with a donation to Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, Presbyterian Manor of Newton, or a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be left at http://www.broadwaycolonialfh.com. Arrangements were by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.