Jack Fulton

Jack Fulton, age 72, son of Nellie Hockaday, passed away Monday,
November 29, 1999 after an extended illness. Shortly after his birth in
Joplin, MO on December 13, 1926, his family moved to St. Joseph,
MO, where they remained until 1944. In 1944, Jack moved to Chicago
as a book salesman, but rejoined his family later that year in Tacoma. In
1946 they moved to Wenatchee, WA, and settled in Oroville, WA in
1948. Jack entered the Army in 1950, served in Korea and was
awarded two Bronze Stars, the Korean Service Medal and the United
Nations Service Medal and was discharged in 1952 as a TSGT. From
1952 through 1975, Jack resided with his mother in Oroville, WA. In
1975 he returned to Tacoma, entered the Bel Air Nursing Home
around 1994 due to his illness and remained there as a resident until his
death. Jack was preceded by his father, Frank Logan Fulton, his
mother, Nellie Hockaday, and two sisters, Kathleen G. Saus, Jane
Kollmann (twin). He is survived by his nephew, Mike Sauce III, his
niece, Jeanetta Noon, and his grandnephew, Derek S. Reynolds, all of
St. Charles, MO. Memorial services were held at Bel Air Nursing
Home on Monday, December 6, 1999 at 10:00 AM. Graveside
services were held Tuesday, December 7, 1999 at Riverview Cemetery
in Oroville, WA at 2:00 PM. Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral
Home. 584-0252. Pub Date: 12/8/1999

Tacoma News Tribune