{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Faulkner & Taylor Furniture Store founders pass away &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GBYGevfpZf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/faulkner-taylor-furniture-store-founders-pass-away\/\">Faulkner &#038; Taylor Furniture Store founders pass away<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/faulkner-taylor-furniture-store-founders-pass-away\/embed\/#?secret=GBYGevfpZf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Faulkner &#038; Taylor Furniture Store founders pass away&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"GBYGevfpZf\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Vernon-Faulkner.jpg","thumbnail_width":381,"thumbnail_height":480,"description":"Williamsburg lost two of its most notable residents last week as Vernon and Dorothy Faulkner died. The couple owned and managed Faulkner &amp; Taylor Furniture Store on Main Street for 44 years. They were a very good people,\u201d said Brian Shelby, who partnered with the Faulkners in the store until they sold out and retired in 1994. Shelby said Vernon Faulkner was eager to talk to people, learning about them and what they liked and\/or disliked. \u201cHe just really enjoyed talking and visiting with people,\u201d Shelby said of Vernon Faulkner. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison said Vernon and Dorothy were huge supporters of Williamsburg, adding a unique flavor to downtown. \u201cIt was the way downtowns are supposed to be,\u201d Harrison said of what the Faulkners brought to Williamsburg. \u201cWhen you walked in they already knew you and knew your family,\u201d Harrison added. \u201cThey would smile and shake your hand and tell you how they were glad to see you.\u201d Harrison said Vernon Faulkner was one of the unique individuals in Williamsburg, along with the likes of Bill Woods. \u201cI regret not sitting down with either of them and learning the history of Williamsburg,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cThose guys have such a wealth of knowledge and love of this town and we didn\u2019t capitalize on that.\u201d Along with the furniture store, Vernon Faulkner was involved in Farmers National Bank, currently Community Trust Bank. Faulkner was a longtime director at the bank. In his free time, Faulkner worked on his farm, raising cattle and taking up hay. \u201cThey loved where they lived and they bought into it,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cThey took a chance on the town because they loved the town,\u201d Harrison added. \u201cThey didn\u2019t try to run their business from afar.\u201d"}