Elizabeth "Libby" S. Faulkner

Scottsboro, Alabama--Elizabeth “Libby” S. Faulkner, 82, of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away peacefully on February 2, 2022, at Compassus Hospice Care Suites in Birmingham, Alabama. Libby was born on June 27, 1939, in Memphis, Tennessee to Albert J. Smith and Elmer L. Deaton.

After living in Huntsville, Alabama and Amory, Mississippi, Libby moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in 1996 where she was the Executive Director of Street Reach Ministries, an emergency shelter providing meals, housing, transportation, and educational services for those in need. Many benefited directly from the care and concern that she provided and many successfully escaped homelessness and drug addiction. The city of Myrtle Beach honored Libby in September 2009 after 13 years of service to the community.

She also had a passion for genealogy--spending countless hours researching her Smith and Deaton family lineage. She enjoyed bowling and especially riding through the Smokey Mountains on the back of a Harley Davidson. She collected eagle figurines, as they reminded her of her favorite bible verse, Isaiah 40:31 (“…those that wait on the Lord shall renew their faith. They shall mount up with wings like eagles…).

Survivors include her daughter, Deb Foley (Howard) of Harvest, Alabama; sons, Daren Foley of Aberdeen, Mississippi, and John Foley (Julie) of Amory, Mississippi; brothers, Ray Smith of Tupelo, Mississippi and Mitch Witcher (Barbara) of Amory, Mississippi; four grandchildren, Sarah Ayers, Thomas Foley (Cayla), Trey Foley, and Tara Lynn Foley (Randall), Cole McMullin, Joe Riley McMullin; and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 2:30 p.m. until service time Sunday, February 6, 2022, at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo.

Funeral services honoring Libby’s life will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Brother Randy Spencer, of Becker Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services will follow at Priceville Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy and fond memories may be made at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .