Nov. 3, 1960 - Dec. 21, 2008
Submitted by: Dan Rich
Nov. 3, 1960 - Dec. 21, 2008
South Bend Tribune 12/26/2008
SOUTH BEND - Alma Jean Green Fulton
beloved wife, mother, sister, and daughter , who resided on Bella
Vista Street, South Bend, Indiana passed away on Sunday, December
21, 2008 in Loyola Medical University in Maywood, Illinois.. On
November 3, 1960 she was born to the union of the late Walter
Louis Green and Alma Jean Green of Covington, Tennessee. Alma was
educated at Covington High School , University of Tennessee at
Martin where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work. She
married Gary Hammond Fulton on September 30, 1995 . She was a
member of Greater Bethlehem Church located in Elkhart, Indiana
where she was a member of the choir and church clerk. She was a
very active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority where she served
as Secretary for four years. Mrs. Fulton was employed as a
Program Coordinator with AWS of Indiana, and previously with
Cardinal Nursing Home, Fountain View Nursing Home, Life House of
Elkhart, Indiana, and Elkhart Community Day Care. She is survived
by her husband, Gary H. Fulton, one daughter Jennifer Fulton of
Buffalo, New York, two grand children, Saud Muhammad and
Sauiid Fulton also of Buffalo, New York, her mother , Aima Jean Hawkins,
of Covington, Tennessee, and sisters Diane Green,of
Covington, Tennessee,Justine Bailey of Buffalo, New York,
Tenika Cooper, of Yazoo, Mississippi, brothers Tinmiie
Hawkins, Michael Anthony Flawkins all of Covington and
James Hawkins, Jr. (Cheryl) of Mason Tennessee. She will be sadly
missed by her husband's siblings Theo Fulton and James (Rose)
Fulton; her mother in law, Shirley Fulton of South Bend, Indiana;
and other family members and a host of neices, nephews, cousins
and other friends. She was preceded in death by a brother in law,
Guy Alan Fulton. Some of her passions were shopping, food; she
made the best deviled eggs, and her husband and family.
Services will be held at Greater Bethlehem Church located at 1829 Oakland Avenue in Elkhart at one P.M. with the Reverend Nichols Cossey presiding. Visitation will take place at Alford's Mortuary located at 1222 Napier, South Bend between 6 and 8 P.M. on Friday, December 26, 2008. Delta Sigma Theta will conduct an Omega Omega Service at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2008 at Alford's Mortuary. Arrangements have been entrusted with Alford's Mortuary.