Obituary: John Faulkner Caney

John Faulkner Caney, or as many fondly called him, “Farmer John,” passed away October 29th surrounded by his girls, Mary Caney, his wife of 56 years, and daughters and sons-in-law, Evette and Joshua Striblen and Brieanne and Christopher Stevens. John lived and loved with kindness and a kinetic energy felt by all he met. As young boys, John and his brother, Lawrence “Tiger” Caney, scaled the walls of the Pentagon while their father was stationed abroad, hunted the forests of Maine, blew up the basement of their family home, skunked out the family with the skunk they’d caught, and kept their sister, Ellen Mugg, busy covering for their mischievous adventures. Thankfully, the Mounties were very understanding toward their mother, Ann Caney. As a young man, John enlisted to serve his country and his brothers in arms in Vietnam.

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