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In Memoriam

In Memoriam

 


 

James Robert Fullbright, 83, husband of Georgia Beulah Wright Fullbright of Union, SC, died, Nov. 14, 2002, after a sudden illness. Mr. Fullbright was born in Waynesville, N.C., on Aug. 26, 1919, a son of the late Hardy Talmadge and Polly (Hicks) Fullbright. He was of the Baptist denomination and was retired from the U.S. Forest Service. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three sons, Robert Daniel "Dan" Fullbright of Union, Frank Edgar Fullbright of Clyde, N.C., and James Junior Fullbright of Charlotte, N.C.; daughter, Judy Ann Waddle, of Woodruff; four sisters, Aileen Cathey, Louise Franklin, Hazel Fullbright and Carolyn McElroy, all of Waynesville; brother, Floyd Fullbright, of Clyde; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

 

Aldyne Fulbright Payne, 80, of Athens, GA, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Payne was a daughter of the late James W. and Mary Hemphill Fulbright, and the widow of Guy S. Payne. Survivors include a daughter, Julianne P. Kelley, and a son, Steve Payne.

 

Jennie Fea McGee Fullbright, 87, of Star City, died Jan. 25, 2002. She was born June 26, 1914, in Drew County, a daughter of the late Jim McGee and Cassie Ludlam McGee. She was the widow of Paul Fullbright, whom she married Aug. 25, 1932. Survivors include a daughter, Jimmie Nichols.

 

Nellie F. Woody, 93, of Athens, GA, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000. A native of Webster, N.C., Mrs. Woody was a daughter of the late Polk and Ellen Cowan Fullbright and was the widow of Paul Charlie Woody. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila A. Siffri and M. Joyce Johnson.

 

Mary W. Lib Fullbright, 70, died Monday, June 5, 2000, in Denton, TX. Survivors include a son, William E. “Bill” Fulbright.

 

Dorothy Fulbright Isbell, 66, of Athens, GA, died Monday, July 3, 2000. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Isbell was a daughter of the late Alton and Lillie Deal Fulbright. Survivors include her husband, Eugene T. Isbell; three daughters, Tammy Herron, Regina Crunkleton and Cheryl McCall.

 

Barbara Heaton Fullbright, 61, died Feb. 18, 2002 in Spartanburg, SC. She was the wife of Eddie G. Fullbright and daughter of the late Landy and Mattie Vee Floyd Heaton. Survivors include her husband; stepson, Eddie G. Fullbright; and two stepdaughters, Debbie Revis and Tammy Barry.

 

Marion Lucille Campbell, formerly Marion Lucille Drum from the Jacob Fulbright Jr. line from Cape Girardeau Co., Mo. died February 23, 2002, in Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.

 

Susie Juanita Hendrix, 87, of Eufaula, OK, died Feb. 23, 2002. She was born Mar. 15, 1914, in Akins, to James Perry and Mary Ellen (Fullbright) Wickett. Mrs. Hendrix married Joe E. Hendrix on June 24, 1946, in Sallisaw. Survivors include one daughter, Wilma Doris.

 

Freeda Lillard, 93, of Biloxi, Miss., formerly of Lebanon, MO, died Feb. 25, 2002. She was born Sept. 26, 1908, at Sleeper, MO, to Clyde Fulbright and Lonnia Bryan. In 1925 she married Ralph Lillard, who preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Dean Fulbright and one sister, Lois Croft. She is survived by her son, Robert Lillard, and one brother, Bill Fulbright of Richland, MO.

 

Eunice Geneva Hammond Fullbright, 73, of Belton, SC, died Mar. 1, 2002. Survivors include her husband, James A. Fullbright; a daughter, Glenda Phillips; and sons, Roger, Marshall, and George Fullbright.

 

Erna Eileen Pickering, 80, of Batesville, AR, died March 25, 2002. She was born Dec. 2, 1921, in Batesville, a daughter of Clarence N. Swaim and Margie Fulbright Swaim. Survivors include a daughter, Kaye Stuart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Revie L. Pickering; her parents; a brother, Earl Swaim; and a sister, Mary Edra Keller.

 

Helen Fulbright Chauncey, 89, died Apr. 7, 2002 in Henderson, NV. She was born Mar. 21, 1913, in Missouri. Survivors include sisters, Bea Stephenson and Betty Dawson; and brother, James Fulbright.

 

Norman Olin Baker, 73, of Hickory, NC, died April 25, 2002, at his residence. Born July 20, 1928, in Catawba County, he was a son of the late Norris R. and Louella Yoder Baker. Survivors include his wife, Fern Fulbright Baker; a son, Marvin E. Baker, and three daughters, Lou Ann Sipe, Anita D. Baker, and Tammy B. Richardson.

 

Alfred Ray Fullbright, 76, Anderson, SC, died Apr. 29, 2002. He was predeceased by his parents, Lester and Erie Stroud Fullbright; sisters, Bessie Fullbright, Kathleen Dobbins and Violett Taylor; and brothers, Lecil, Elmore, Vernon, Preston, and Ralph Fullbright. He is survived by a sister, Virginia Sibley.

 

Malinee Vergie Fulbright Davis, 94, of Canton, NC, died May 1, 2002. She was born on May 10, 1907 in Haywood County, NC, a daughter of the late John and Lela Rogers Fulbright and the wife of the late Vance Davis, who died in 1993. She is survived by two daughters; Bernice Haynes and Daffine Hill; and one son, Morgan Davis.

 

Sarah Hembree Fullbright, 66, of Enoree, SC, died May 15, 2002. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Fullbright; stepdaughters, Judy Bass and Anne McDaniel. 

 

John E. Pipkin, 84, Spearman, TX, died May 29, 2002. Survivors include his wife, Edith Fullbright Pipkin ; three daughters, Yvonda Stokes, Pauline Mayes, and Betty Clifford-Ingersoll; and a son, Richard Pipkin.

 

Jeffie Fulbright Hobbs, 96, of Batesville died June 2, 2002. She was born Oct. 2, 1905, in Independence County, AR, a daughter of Henry Jackson Fulbright and Sarah Buzbee Fulbright.  Survivors include three daughters, Kathleen Cuccia, Una Smith, and Billie Jean Healy. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harrison A. Hobbs; two sisters, Amy Drake and Jennie Brown; and a brother, Roy D. Fulbright.

 

Mack R. Fulbright, 77, of 3345 Hunters Creek Road, Athens, GA, died Tuesday, June 18, 2002. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Fulbright was a son of the late Henry David and Lizzie Bell Burnett Fulbright. Survivors include his wife, Cortez Keller Fulbright; a daughter, Carolyn F. Crunkleton, and a son, Troy Fulbright.

 

Myrtle Fulbright, 80, a retired homemaker, died Friday, July 5, 2002, in Jacksboro, TX. Myrtle was born June 16, 1922, to Elmer and Etta Durham Weidner. She married the late W.C. Fulbright Dec. 5, 1940. Survivors include two sons, George Fulbright and and Steve Fulbright.

 

Grace Fulbright, 82, of Little Rock, AR, died July 14, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. R. Fulbright; a brother, Bud Fulbright; and a sister, Gladys Oldham. She is survived by a daughter, Karla Fehrenbach, and a son, Ron Fulbright.

 

John Thomas “Tom” Fulbright, 68, of Hickory, died July 18, 2002. He was born Sept. 5, 1933, in Catawba County, a son of the late George F. and Pearl Keever Fulbright. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Hayworth Fulbright; two sons, Tommy and Johnny, and three daughters, Diane Watts, Gail Morgan, and Kathy Taylor.

 

Elsie Beard, 78, of Monticello, died July 21, 2002. Born September 28, 1923, at Trent, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Richard Clyde Whitlock and Lottie Mae (Fullbright) Whitlock. Survivors include her husband, Albert Beard; two sons, Tony Beard and Mike Beard; two daughters, Gwen Ellis and Linda Forrest; two brothers, Leon Whitlock and James Whitlock; three sisters, Clara Robinson, Clydie Manley, and Mary Bowen; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

 

Wayne Fulbright, 79, of Vale, NC died July 23, 2002. He was born May 17, 1923, in Catawba County, a son of the late Gordon and Martha Wise Fulbright. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Ferbie Pitts Fulbright.

 

Bonnie Sue Randall Fulbright, 80, formerly of the Belmont Community, Gainesville, GA, died July 24, 2002. She was the widow of the Rev. Joe F. Fulbright; and is survived by a daughter Janice Fulbright and a son Ken.

 

Judy Faye Sigmon, 62, of Hickory, NC, died Aug. 5, 2002. She was born Dec. 11, 1939, in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late Cloyd R. and Mary Lucille Fulbright Sigmon Sr.

 

Bonnie Huffman Stallings, 88, of N.C. 127, South, died Aug. 7, 2002, at Frye Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born Aug. 8, 1913, in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late Adolphus M. and Mintie Fulbright Huffman. ( Mintie Fulbright was the daughter of Pinkney Fulbright.)

 

Vivian Massey Fulbright, 70, of Cave City, AR, formerly of Allen Chapel, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at a Batesville hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Fulbright, and is survived by two daughters, Sharon Crow and Lois Davis.

 

Herbie D. Myers, of Balcones Heights, TX, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002 at the age of 67 years. He was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Houston, TX, son of Elijah Fulbright Myers and Clara Margurite Hildreth. Elijah descended from Elias Myers, Jr. and Dorothea Fulbright; their son William and Frances Klein; William's son, William Fulbright Myers and Christina Sefrit; W.F.'s son, Thomas Jefferson Myers and America Missouri Cowan; then Elijah Fulbright Myers. He is survived by four daughters.

 

Mary Frye Fulbright, 93, died Aug. 19, 2002, Boger City, NC. She was born Aug. 25, 1908, in Catawba County, NC, a daughter of the late Jacob and Jo Maybelle Whitner Frye. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie E. Fulbright Sr.; and a son, Edward Fulbright. Survivors include a son Wilson Fulbright.

 

Angela Michelle Fulbright, 36, died Sept. 5, 2002, in Henderson, NV. She was born Oct. 10, 1965, in Kansas City. She is survived by her husband, Vincent; and daughters, Michelle, Erika and Monica.

 

Marvin R. Fulbright, 58, died Sept. 10, 2002 in Portland, OR. He was born Dec. 6, 1943, in Hermiston, OR. In 1960, he married Jody Vloedman. Survivors include his wife; sons, Brent and Rick; sisters, June Toliver and Evelyn Hascal; brother, Roland; and four grandchildren.

 

Peggy Maxine Miller Fulbright, 68, of Stony Point, NC, died Sept. 10, 2002. Born April 4, 1934, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Willie Bolick Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyle Fulbright, and a daughter, Kathy Louise Fulbright. Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Bowman and Tina Carter.

 

Kaye Clark Fulbright, 64, of Gastonia, NC, died Sept. 11, 2002. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Floyd Clark, and widow of Billy Ray Fulbright. Survivors include two daughters, Judith Lynn Fulbright and Lisa Fulbright Johnson; and a son, Billy Ray Fulbright Jr.

 

Sharon Osburn, 60, of Sallisaw, OK, died Sept. 11, 2002. She was born Aug. 23, 1942 in Muskogee, to Carl and Iris (Staffan) Fullbright. Survivors include one daughter, Jana Taylor; one son Mark Osburn; three grandchildren; her mother, Iris Evans; three sisters, Kathy Edwards, Barbara Prichard, and Michelle Marcum.

 

Lillian Anita (Fulbright) Meyers, 88, of Port Richey, FL, died Sept. 28, 2002. She was born in Jackson, Miss. She is survived by two nephews, Michael Fulbright and James Fulbright, and one niece, Geraldine Little.

 

Sadie Mae Bloomfield, 90, of Oak Grove, MO, formerly of Lebanon, died Oct. 2, 2002. She was born March 26, 1912, at St. Edward, to Samuel Fulbright and Dora Mae Haun Fulbright. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Nadine Lemon; three brothers and three sisters, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is survived by three sons, Delbert Lee, Alvin, and Curtis Barber, all of Lebanon; three daughters, Loretta M. Helton, Patricia Brownsword, and Elnora Thompson; two brothers, Howard Fulbright of Spokane, Wash. and Jesse Fulbright of Grand Junction, Colo.; 27 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

 

Anna Mae Buff Fulbright, 86, formerly of Hickory, NC, died Oct. 4, 2002. She was born March 16, 1916, in Catawba County, a daughter of Joseph T. and Laura Hartsoe Buff. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey M. Fulbright, and four brothers, Jason Buff, Fred Buff, John Buff and Paul Buff. Survivors include a daughter, Beth Bright; and a granddaughter, Anna Catherine Bright.

 

Marshall Theodore Fulbright, Jr., of Pasadena, CA, passed away October 7, 2002. He was born in San Bernardino in 1936. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; son, Marshall III; daughters; mother, Lola (Leolla) Griffin of Altadena; brother, Sherman Fulbright of Henderson, Nevada; sisters, Maxine and Janice Fulbright of Altadena; and grandchildren.

 

Dorothy Evelyn Saylors Fullbright, 93, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002. She was born in Anderson, SC, a daughter of Grover Cleveland and Nardie Morgan Saylors. Survivors include sons, Larry and Jimmy Fullbright, both of Belton, SC; a daughter, Elaine Smith, of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.


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