IRA WELBY “ODDIE” FULKERSON 92 OF HENDERSON
DIED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH, AT HIS HOME UNDER THE CARE OF ST. ANTHONY’S HOSPICE. HE WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE VETERAN SERVING DURING THE KOREAN ERA. ODDIE STARTED HIS CAREER AT SPENCER CHEMICAL AND LATER WORKED FOR ANACONDA WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS CENTURY ALUMINUM. HE ALSO WORKED FOR ALCOA FOR OVER 17 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING IN 1993. ODDIE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SON, GLEN FULKERSON, BROTHERS, TRUMAN FULKERSON AND GENE FULKERSON, SISTER, JOSEPHINE SUTTON, GRANDSON, CHRISTIAN FULKERSON, GREAT-GRANDSON, DOUGLAS TODD FULKERSON, AND GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON, SETH WYATT FULKERSON.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
HIS WIFE OF 28 YEARS TENA FULKERSON OF HENDERSON
2 SONS WILLIAM DANIEL FULKERSON OF EVANSVILLE, IN
DUANE ALLEN FULKERSON OF LOUISVILLE, KY
2 STEP-SONS DONNIE CLARK OF LEXINGTON, KY
BOBBY CLARK OF NC
8 GRANDCHILDREN
18 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
SEVERAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
A FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 11AM ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, AT BENTON-GLUNT & TAPP FUNERAL HOME.
REVEREND NATHAN WHISNANT WILL OFFICIATE
MILITARY HONORS WILL BE RENDERED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION WORSHAM POST #40
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE INVITED TO ODDIE’S LIFE CELEBRATION FROM 5PM UNTIL 7PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH, AND FROM 9AM UNTIL SERVICE TIME ON TUESDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY TAKE THE FORM OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ST. ANTHONY’S HOSPICE
FOR IRA WELBY “ODDIE” FULKERSON
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