Thelma Fulkerson

Thelma Catherine Fulkerson, 87, of Carmi passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Winchester House in Libertyville, Illinois, where she was receiving rehabilitation therapy. She was born October 24, 1924, in Centerville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Heil) Savage. Thelma married Louis Ray Fulkerson on August 18, 1945, and he preceded her in death on April 10, 1979. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Carmi. Thelma was a homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband's Mobil Oil business. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend.

Thelma is survived by two daughters, Connie O'Neal of Vernon Hills, IL.,and Cathy Fulkerson of Evansville, IN; a granddaughter Holly O'Neal and her fiancee Doug Townsend of Vernon Hills, IL, and her great-granddaughter Olivia Ann Walker of Vernon Hills, IL., who was the" light of her life."; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Betty Blackford and Donna (John) Neal, a brother and sister-in-law Ronald (Linda) Savage all of Carmi and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers Owen and Jack.

Funeral services for Thelma C. Fulkerson of Carmi will be Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 3:00 pm at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi with the Rev.Doug Morrow officiating. Burial will be in Centerville Cemetery near Carmi. Friends may call on Monday from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm and on Tuesday until time of service at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi.