The funeral of Dr. A. J. Fulton, whose death at the home of his son In Long Beach, California, on September 11 has already been noted in these columns, was held yesterday afternoon in the First Presbyterian church, of which he had been a Ruling Elder for more than twenty years, and was attended by a very large concourse of sorrowing friends. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. H. 0. Mathis, D. D., pastor of the church, assisted by Rev, Dr. J. H. Sowerby, of the First Baptist church. Music was rendered by a quartette from the church choir, Mesdames A. R. Enfield and L. L. Burt, and Messrs. A. E. Garrison and Leslie Leavitt, with Mrs. J. E. Cornish at the organ. Doctors Mitchell, Lambeth, Chambers. Stephens, Christian and Leavell served as pall bearers. The Masonic bodies were in attendance and at the cemetery the impressive ceremonies of the order were rendered, being conducted by Rev. J. H. Sowerby, D. D., Acting Commander. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. The following biographIcal sketch and tribute was read by Dr. Mathis as an introduction to his appropriate discourse:

Archibald James Fulton was born on the 18th day of October, 1846, on his father's farm, near Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada. He departed this life on the 11th day of Septermber at the home of his son. Harold, in Long Beach, Calif., aged 83 years, 11 months, 23 days.

He attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, graduating from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, and began his practice of Medicine at Uniontown, Bourbon county, Kansas. After a few months fie moved to Iola, where he practiced his profession for 50 years.

In 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Pickell, and to this union was born three sons, Fred Robert, Harold John and Kenneth, the latter two still living at Long Beach, Calif. In March, 1908, Mrs. Fulton passed to that fair realm, and the Doctor was left alone with his boys. Mrs. Fulton's death was followed in 1909 by the death of Fred. In 1910 Dr. Fulton was united in marriage to Mrs. Rhoda Wheaton.

In public affairs, Dr. Fulton was always among the foremost to help. He served 11 years on the Board of Pension Examiners, was County Coroner four years, was in turn city councilman and president of the board of education. He was surgeon for the Missouri Pacific Railway for many years, and in all these positions he discharged his duties faithfully and well.

He was a member of many fraternal organizations, but it was the Masonic order that he loved, and lie was a member of this organization for more than 60 years.

Next to his home, the Presbyterian Church was where he liked best to go, and this church of his choice he served in the capacity of Ruling Elder for twenty-one years. He had a sustained interest in the church and was a regular attendant upon its services. He put his time and thought, money find prayer into its support. He tried earnestly to enlist others in the Master's Cause. His loving counsel was greatly missed when six years ago, on account of failing health, he went to California.

A man who served in so many official positions in business. in the church and in the state, who for 50 years ministered to the suffering of the thousands who called for his kindly sympathy as well as the skill of his profession, could not but be missed from the community where he so faithfully served. So do hundreds who have had his kindly ministrations mourn today, because Dr. Fulton in this life is no more.

Iola Daily Register, Thursday September 17, 1930, page 1