Donald Gene Fulton

Donald Gene Fulton, 80, of Howardwick, passed away December 19, 2018, in Howardwick.

Services were held Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with Elder Don Watson and Elder Don Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Mr. Fulton was born January 20, 1938, in Gray County to Lois and Euil Fulton. He was a 1956 graduate of Lefors High School and attended Odessa College. In 1956, Don enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve and served for five years. He married his high school sweetheart, Treva Marlene Still, on August 19, 1956, in Sayre, Oklahoma. They lived in the Texas Panhandle until 1962 when they moved to Andrews where their four children were reared, and then moved back to the Panhandle in 1990.

Don began his career in Perryton in 1960 with Phillips Petroleum and transferred to the Permian Basin, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed taking care of his cattle with his daughter Linda since his retirement. He loved his family and spending time with them and following his children and grandchildren to all their activities. He was a founding member and deacon of Old Paths Primitive Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Gene Fulton, II; his parents; a brother, David Ray Fulton; and a sister, Lois Vivian Turner.

Survivors include his wife, Treva Fulton, of the home; four daughters, Linda Rowland and husband Mike of Howardwick, Karen Fulton of Stanton, Lesa Hardy and husband Warren of Andrews, and Lana Jackson and husband John of Amarillo; a sister, Patricia Curtis of Sunray; a brother, Billy Joe Fulton and wife Joy of Alanreed; 11 grandchildren, Brad Mills, Lisle Roland, Treva McKinney, Garrett Fulton, Tyler Fulton, Randal Greer, Pamela Reed, Jennifer Tatum, Rachel Jackson, John William Jackson and Jeff Jackson; 13 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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