Loren V. Fullerton Obituary

A husband, a son, a brother, a great grandfather, a pilot, a teacher, a story teller, a good and beloved man, Loren Volney Fullerton died at Morningside of Albany Wednesday morning, January 7, 2009, after a lingering illness. Born in Alfalfa, Oklahoma, on August 7, 1920, he graduated from Alfalfa High School in 1939. He was always proud that he graduated in the top ten in his class (which time disclosed had eight members). His extended educational career stretched from an Associate Degree from what was then Cameron College, Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1941, to a B.A. from what was then Southwestern State College in Americus, Georgia, in 1970.Bud entered the Army Air Corps in 1941 and pursued a flying career with the nascent United States Air Force. A test pilot following the end of World War II, his career took him to Hawaii, Australia and the South Seas Islands, Japan, the Berlin Airlift, and points in between. He was always quietly proud of the fact that he landed as many planes as he took off in and that every crew member and passenger of his always returned to earth safely. Following his retirement from the service in 1964, Bud worked for Aero Commander, an aircraft manufacturer in Bethany, Oklahoma, and Albany, Georgia, finished the college degree that had been delayed a bit by the War, and then delighted in teaching middle school civics, Georgia history and U.S. History at Deerfield-Windsor School in Albany until his third retirement. In 1943 Bud married Lora Mae King, who grew up on a farm in the Alfalfa area about two miles from that of his family. They were happily married for over 58 years. He had been a member of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany since 1959 where he had served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher over the years.He is survived by two children, Janet Lynn Britton and her husband Buddy, of Binger, Oklahoma, and Gregory L. Fullerton and his wife Carol, of Albany. His grandchildren include Terry Wayne Britton and wife Katrina of Owasso, Oklahoma, Berry Don Britton of Tulsa, Sherry Lynn Hunt and husband Brad of Edmond, Oklahoma, Christopher Todd Fullerton and wife Josephine Taverna of Burlington, Vermont, and Elizabeth Rebecca Fullerton of Atlanta, Georgia. He also has three great grandchildren, Lindsey and Austin Britton of Owasso and Jaley Marie Hunt of Edmond.One of seven children, Col. Fullerton is survived by his older brother, Hewlett Fullerton of Carnegie, Oklahoma, and three sisters, Frances Routh of Fresno, California, Doris Fanning of Fargo, North Dakota, and Wilda Bennett of Sweet Home, Oregon. One sister Maxine Kenedy preceded him in death, as did a brother Glenn who died in infancy. His parents, Loren H. and Mae Fullerton, had been original settlers in Oklahoma Territory. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the library fund at Deerfield-Windsor School (2500 Nottingham Way, Albany 31707), to Sherwood Baptist Church(2201 Whispering Pines Road, Albany 31707), to the Chehaw Council, Boy Scouts of America (1519 Mitchell Avenue, Albany 31705), Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702, or to a charity of one's choice.

Loren V. Fullerton Obituary

August 7, 1920 - January 7, 2009