Mr. Robert A. Faulkner entered eternal rest on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at his residence.

“Bobby” as he was affectionally called was born December 11, 1968, in Topeka, Kansas to the late Robert A. Faulkner, Sr. and Louise Lipford Terry, who survives.

Robert attended Dan River High school and was employed at God’s Store House as a porter.  He never met a stranger.  He was full of life and had a contagious smile that would lighten up a darkroom.  Robert was a member of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Patrick Keen.

In addition to his father, Robert was preceded in death by his stepfather, Micheal Terry; his paternal and maternal grandparents.

Robert leaves to cherish his memories, his mother, Louise Terry; a brother, Alfred Russell; a special devoted friend, Mr. Lenwood Jones; stepbrothers and sisters, Debra Williams, Connie Headington (Roxy), Benjamin Gray, Jr. (Janee), and Jerry B. Gray (Charlotte); his devoted aunts and uncles, Oliver, John and Robert Lipford, Larry Coleman (Dorothy), David Wimbush, Thomas Coleman, Anna Lipford, Estella Ham, Geneva Thorpe and Lou Ella Grasty (Steve); a host of cousins, family and friends whom he cherished the time they spent together.

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Robert A. Faulkner, Jr., affectionately known as “Bobby,” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 300 Terry Avenue, Danville, Virginia. Reverend Patrick Keene, Pastor, Eulogist and Pastor Nancy Beasley of House of Prayer, Danville, Virginia, Officiant.

Interment will follow at Highland Burial Park, 3049 North Main Street, Danville, Virginia.

A public viewing will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at J. L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment, Danville, Virginia.

Relatives and friends are asked to assemble at the residence of Mr. Lenwood Jones, 218 South Raleigh Court, Danville, Virginia, at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the service. The family is also receiving relatives and friends at this residence.

The family is additionally receiving relatives and friends at the residence of Mr. Faulkner’s cousin, Pastor Nancy Beasley, 130 Mimosa Street, Danville, Virginia.

Live-Stream Service
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Professional funeral services have been entrusted to the staff of the J.L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment, 447 Old South Main St. Danville, Va., Bishop Jeffrey L. Dodson, Sr., Funeral Director and Operator, Monica W. Martin, Funeral Directress, (434)799-9262. Online condolences may be registered at www.jldodsonandsons.com. “Our Family Servicing Your Family”