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Hughey Fults
HUGHEY FULTS
Troy Mills
Hughey Kelso Fults, 72, of Troy Mills, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Celebration of Life will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 15, at Troy Mills Christian Church, by the Rev. Jamie Wolfe. The family will greet friends one hour before the service at the church. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in the Troy Mills Cemetery.
Survivors include his children, Charlene (Terry) Moyle of Toddville, Dennis (Sheryl) Perrin of Toddville, Brenda (Mitch) Smith of Cedar Rapids, Linda (Rick) Schrader of Watkins, Deanna (Jim) Campbell of Cedar Rapids and Gene Fults of Alburnett; 14 grand-children, Jeff, Brad, Justin, Damien, Zach, Megan, Josh, Randy, Jessica, Jen, Valarie, Candace, Kurt and Shawn; 13 great-grandchildren, Brent, Ryan, Coleman, Randee, Hayden, Alexa, Sheldon, Gavin, Falon, Dakota, Kylie, Rowan and Ryker; one great-great-grand-daughter, Kayleyah; siblings, Joe (Emma Jean) Fults, Anna (Fults) Britton, Ed (Catherine) Fults, Robert "Skip" (Karen) Fults and Bruce (Danette) Fults; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Donna (Lathrop) Fults; daughter, Shelley McCraken; three brothers, Leon, Marvin and Gene Fults; one sister, Brenda Britton; great-grandson, Mason Moyle; and great-
grand-daughter, Journey Lathrop.
Hughey was born May 22, 1943, in Palmer, Tenn., the son of Theron and Josephine (Brown) Fults. He married Donna J. Fults on Oct. 9, 1976, in Palmer. Hughey laid carpet for many years and worked as a custodian at North-Linn and Alburnett schools until his retirement in 2007. He was a member of the Troy Mills Christian Church.
Hughey will be remembered for his generosity and kindness, his sense of humor, his tell-it-like-it-is personality, and entertaining loved ones and friends playing music on his guitar.
Hughey touched the lives of many and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Special thanks to the staff at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy and Hospice of Mercy care team for all of their great care and kindness shown to Hughey and his family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family in Hughey's memory.
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