Fulk, William R. 'Bill' Sr.

1925 - 2016  (90 years)

• Name	Fulk, William R. 'Bill'
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	20 May 1925	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FULK.W001
  Funeral	21 Apr 2016	Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  	William was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served in the Battle of the Bulge under General Patton in 1941 to 1945.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	17 Apr 2016	Camargo, Douglas County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Villa Grove Cemetery, Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois   [4]
  	Burial with military rites by Villa Grove VFW Post 2876 will be in the Villa Grove Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Fulk, William
  Person ID	I4231	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Fulk, Vernon Edward 'Vern',   b. 12 Nov 1905, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Jul 1973 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elkins, Rema G.,   b. 20 Nov 1902, Illinois d. 9 Dec 1986, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1923  [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 17 years and 8 months - She was 20 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F1424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Greninger, Mary Ellen,   b. 5 Mar 1931   d. 26 Dec 1986 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Fulk, Wesley 'Wes'   d. Bef 17 Apr 2016   2. Fulk, Andy   d. Bef 17 Apr 2016   3. Fulk, Kevin   d. Bef 17 Apr 2016   4. Fulk, Kathy Lynn   d. Bef 17 Apr 2016   5. Fulk, J.   6. Fulk, K.K.   7. Fulk, T.   8. Fulk, K.   9. Fulk, R.   10. Purman, D.   11. Fulk, Dorothy Anna,   b. 25 Mar 1947, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois d. 26 Mar 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 0 years) + 12. Fulk, William Raymond 'Bill' Jr.,   b. 28 Jun 1948, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 28 Aug 2010, Beecher City, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 62 years) + 13. Fulk, Larry E.,   b. 24 Dec 1949, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Jun 2013, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F2535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1925 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 17 Apr 2016 - Camargo, Douglas County, Illinois Funeral - 21 Apr 2016 - Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois Burial - - Villa Grove Cemetery, Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served in the Battle of the Bulge under General Patton in 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the auxiliary Oddfellows Hall. He had a great love for music and playing his guitar, and spending time with family and loved ones.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1966] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, William, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fulk&GSiman=1&GScid=961293&GRid=161288111&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1272] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 2a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00129&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1968] The News Gazett, Obituary, Fulk, William R., (http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2016-04-20/william-fulk.html), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1967] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fulk, William, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fulk&GSiman=1&GScid=961293&GRid=161288111&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1271] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fulk, Rema G. and Vern E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GScid=106030&GRid=100294793&), none. (Reliability: 2).