Norman Francis Faulk

Norman Francis Faulk Rayne, LA - Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at a 2:00 pm Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne for Norman Francis Faulk, 93, who passed away peacefully Sunday, June 8, 2025 at his residence surrounded by family in Rayne, LA. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2, Mausoleum in Rayne, LA. Very Rev. Brent L. Smith, VF, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. After graduating from Southwest Louisiana Institute in Lafayette, Norman served as City Clerk for the Town of Rayne, General Manager with Evangeline Downs, and later as General Manager of La Mesa Park in Raton, NM. He also operated a thoroughbred brood farm in Mire for several years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus council 7411 in Mire, American Legion Post 77 in Rayne, VFW Post 6720 in Crowley and served as Senior Vice Commander for Post 6720. He served in the United States Army from June 1950 to June 1953 achieving the rank of Master Sergeant. He was a Korean War Veteran, and was awarded combat infantryman Badge, Bronze Stars Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and Korean Presidential Citation. Survivors include his three sons, Fred Faulk (Wendy), Steve Faulk (Natalie), Scott Faulk (Brandy), eleven grandchildren, Barry Faulk, Lauren Buettner, James Faulk, Jonah Faulk, Emily Faulk, Taylor Halsch, D.J. Faulk, Michael Faulk, Toby Faulk, Tyler Faulk, Aaron Faulk, three step grandchildren, Michelle Dew, Taylor Dew, Cheyenne Stegner, and ten great grandchildren, two sisters, Selma Faulk Blanchard and Evelyn Faulk Siewert (Bob), one sister-in-law, Beverly Debetaz Faulk, one brother-in-law, Jeff Morris. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Nettie Mae Chiasson Faulk, two sons, Gerald John Faulk, Frank Joseph Faulk, parents, Fernest J. Faulk and Florence Chappuis Faulk, two brothers, Stanley R. Faulk (Joyce), Kenneth Faulk, one sister, Sylvia Faulk Morris, one sister-in-law, Theodora Heinen Faulk, one brother-in-law, Hubert Blanchard. The family requests that visitation be observed in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, LA on Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.

Norman Francis Faulk

July 19, 1931 - June 8, 2025