James Henry Lee Fulcher, a resident of Clinton, and formerly from South Fulton, died Aug. 30 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. He was 80.
Services were Sept. 1 at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Aubert Rose officiating. Burial was in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City, Tenn. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Angie Bizzle of Clinton and Deloris Sparks of Gleason, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Becky Whitlow of Union City, Tenn., Jessica Pleasant of Ft. Drum, N.Y., Larry James Sparks of Gleason, Tenn., Chelsey Bizzle and Cameron Bizzle, both of Clinton; three great-grandchildren, Hannah Whitlow, Alyssa Pollard and Bryce Pollard, all of Union City, Tenn.; five sisters, Marie Henderson of Michigan, Peggy Presson and Judy Moore, both of Dyersburg, Tenn., Jo Ann Collins of Union City, Tenn., and Virginia Thompson of South Fulton; three brothers, Danny Fulcher of Louisana, Wayne Fulcher of South Fulton, and Harold Fulcher of Dyersburg.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Odell Pruett Fulcher; his parents, Ruel and Maggie Laura Butler Fulcher; three brothers, Fred Fulcher, Will Fulcher and Robert Fulcher; and three sisters, Georgia Byrd, Eleanor Glasgow and Lucille Matheny.
He was born Sept. 5, 1928 in Obion County. He had worked for Butts Feed Mill and Reed Brothers, both in South Fulton, and had lived in this area all of his life. He had been a resident of Arbor Place in Clinton for the past three years. Tributes may be left online at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com
