Times Independent | 1968-01-18 | Page 9 | 106-Year Old Matron Dies, Known Here

106-Year Old Matron Dies, Known Here Moab relatives of Mrs. Margaret Faulkner have been notified of her death December 22 at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, at the age of 106. Mrs. Faulkner was a former for-mer Grand Junction resident prior to her move to Portland She was born May 3, 1861, at Campbell County, Tenn: she was married to King Hiram Faulkner in 1880. The couple resided in Grand Junction until 1921, then moved to Portland where he operated a grocery business until his . death 10 years ago. Among other survivors are great grand nieces and nephews, nep-hews, Harold Stewart, Jack Stewart, David Stewart, and Mrs. Beverly Guire, of Moab. Also grandnephew, C. C. Gilbert, Gil-bert, of Grand Junction, and a grandniece, Mrs. Guy Leech of Mack. Services and burial for the centurian were held in Port-' land on Dec. 26.