I was brought up in Timpson, TX, by my father and mother (James & Hortense Faulkner). I have one sister (Gina Faulkner Bourlon), who is married to Clint Bourlon of Lufkin, TX. I have two children: a son, J.R. Faulkner, who is married to Kayla Hughes Faulkner, and a daughter, Avery Faulkner.
I graduated from Timpson High School, and shortly after, I attended Panola College. In 1991...