About This Memory Space
This page was created for Betty Lou Faulk's family and friends as a place to remember them, to share stories, and to keep their memory close in everyday life.
It is cared for and added to over time by the people who knew them, and everyone is invited to contribute, whether that is a story, a photo, a few words, or a simple note.
Many families visit places like this not just once, but again and again, especially on quiet days or meaningful anniversaries. This page is here for those moments, wherever you are.
A place to return to when you want to feel close again, to remember a moment, or to leave a few words for others to read. Over time, it grows through the voices of everyone who knew and loved them.
Light a Candle Growing
Light a candle to honor Betty Lou Faulk's memory. Each lighting keeps their memory burning bright for 23 hours.
Candle lit burns 23 hours. Come back and light it again after 23 hours to keep the memory burning.
Limited to 5 lightings per hour to prevent abuse.
Memory Wall Growing
Stories, photos, and memories shared by people who knew Betty Lou Faulk. This is the heart of this space—a collection that grows as more people contribute.
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Life & Legacy
Betty Lou Faulk crafted a life rich with family devotion, poetic expressions of love, and quiet strength, leaving behind a tapestry of heartfelt verses and enduring bonds that illuminated the lives she touched.
Born in Indianapolis to William and Thirza Salter, Betty spent nearly a century as a steadfast presence on the city's west side. A proud graduate of Ben Davis High School in 1947, she wove her days around nurturing her expanding family while finding creative outlets in writing tender poems for birthdays, milestones, and joyful gatherings. Her gentle demeanor and unwavering affection defined her, turning ordinary moments into cherished keepsakes shared with those closest to her heart.
For two decades, Betty dedicated her professional energy to the Wm. H. Block Company, contributing her reliability and warmth to the retail world of Indianapolis. Yet, her true fulfillment blossomed beyond the workplace, in the intimate act of tending to her loved ones and immortalizing their stories through verse.
Photos of Betty's Life
Family & Loved Ones
Cherished moments unfolded in Betty's world through her 68-year marriage to Lawrence Faulk, a partnership of profound companionship until his passing in 2023. Her three daughters—Gaynelle Rogers Mick, Paula (Alan) Stout, and Deana (Jeff) Thomas—along with daughter-in-law Janna Gehl Faulk, formed the inner circle of her affections, extended to grandchildren like Danelle (Henry) Pierson, Ryan Faulk, Riley (Tammy) Faulk, Kelsey (Christian) Nagel, Lauren (Nate) Means, Mitchell (Jessie) Stout, Luke (Isabel) Thomas, and Carly (Nick) Yonts, plus 14 great-grandchildren. Bonds with brothers John (Karen) Domogalik and Richard Domogalik, and loyal caregiver Barb Mills, added layers of warmth, even as she mourned son Dr. Dan Faulk, son-in-law James Mick, grandson Derek Mick, brother Steve Domogalik, and sister Marilyn Domogalik. Known for her soothing presence, Betty infused family life with handwritten poems that captured their essence.
Remembered by Friends & Family
Tributes from across Betty's circle evoke a woman whose poetic soul and nurturing ways left indelible marks, with many recalling her verses as bridges to fond memories and her kindness as a steady light in tough times.
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