Paula Fulkerson Obituary

Funeral services for Paula Marie Fulkerson, 62, St. Marys, will be 10 am, Thursday March 10, 2016, at Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Vinland Cemetery. She died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. Paula was born October 18, 1953, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Kenneth LeRoy and Margie Jean Terrel Schutz. She graduated from Baldwin High School in 1971. In 1978 she and her family moved to St. Marys. She worked for Graybar at Jeffrey Energy Center as a tool room manager. She enjoyed doing crafts, shopping with her grandchildren, working in her flower beds at home, and taking care of her dog Molly. Paula married Roger Carlson in 1973, they later divorced. She married David L. Fulkerson on September 1, 2001, in Vinland, KS, he preceded her in death in 2013. Survivors include her daughter Heather and husband Chris Jackson, Baldwin; son Marc and wife Sarah Carlson, St. Marys; sister Glenda Jo and husband Daryl Rockers, Baldwin; grandchildren Ashley and Jordan Jackson, Baldwin, Lizzie, Trent, Trevor, Lexie, St. Marys; niece Rhonda and husband Bob Carlisle; great nephew Alex Carlisle. She is preceded in death by her dad Kenneth Schutz and husband David Lee Fulkerson. A visitation will be 5:30­ 7pm, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Piper Funeral Home, St. Marys, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paula Fulkerson Grandchildren Education Fund or Vinland Cemetery, sent in care of Rumsey­Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street Lawrence, KS 66044. Online condolences made at rumsey­yost.com Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.