(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)Gale Eileen Fulton, 72, of Carl Junction, Missouri, departed this life on Saturday morning, August 27, 2022, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.
Gale entered this life on February 28, 1950 in Pittsburg KS. She grew up in Joplin and graduated from Joplin High School in 1968. She had many lifelong friends and memories being a cheerleader for JHS, a Girl Scout and a Camp Mintahama counselor.
She married her sweetheart, Greg Fulton, on June 1, 1969, after they met on a blind date in October 1965. They considered themselves soulmates and built a wonderful life together with their four children.
Gale was a dedicated homemaker and spent many years in the direct sales industry so she could continue to be a stay-at-home mom while providing income for the “extra” things in life. She was very successful with multiple companies over the years, earning numerous vacation trips and mentoring many young women along the way.
Gale was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had numerous callings throughout the years including leadership roles in Young Women’s and Relief Society. She had a deep faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and a strong testimony of eternal families.
Gale’s greatest passion was her family. Anyone who knew Gale knew her deep love and commitment to her husband, children and her 12 grandchildren. She was incredibly proud of the legacy she and Greg had created and loved to talk of her family with great joy and enthusiasm.
Gale was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She had numerous callings throughout the years including leadership roles in Young Women’s and Relief Society. She had a deep faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and a strong testimony of eternal families.
Gale’s greatest passion was her family. Anyone who knew Gale knew her deep love and commitment to her husband, children and her 12 grandchildren. She was incredibly proud of the legacy she and Greg had created and loved to talk of her family with great joy and enthusiasm.
Gale was a great cook and seamstress, making numerous prom dresses for her girls over the years. She also enjoyed gardening and flea market shopping. She was a “stop and smell the roses” kind of woman which afforded her many opportunities to visit, listen, and make a positive impact on many people throughout her years. She had an infectious smile, and she never met a stranger.
Gale was proceeded in death by her parents, Lawrence Mudd and Reba (Wyatt) Carpenter, her stepfather, Bert Craig, her brother, Gary Mudd, and her stepbrothers, Dan Craig, and Jim Craig.
Gale is survived by her husband, Greg Fulton, and her children, their spouses and her 12 grandchildren, Kerri and Shaine Sundy (Skyler, Slyder and Sayre Sundy), Joel and Angela Fulton (Hannah Fulton), Abbey and Scott Lacey (Emma, Sophia, and Drake Lacey), all of Carl Junction, MO and Adam and Melanie Fulton (Ethan, Graham, Liam, Darcy and Jack Fulton), of Greencastle Pennsylvania, and her sister, Sherry Collins, and spouse, Bill, of Neosho, MO.
Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 2 at Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City, MO from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (across from Joplin High School) in Joplin MO. Graveside service will be Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. at Ozark Cemetery in Joplin MO.
Donations may be made to the Joplin Humane Society in memory of Gale Fulton. (Gale was forever grateful to be reunited with her sweet cat, Cashew, through the humane society after he had been missing for three months.)
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