Hilda J. Fulkerson

Hilda J. Fulkerson, 100, of Punta Gorda, FL, died peacefully Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Tidewell Hospice, Sarasoto, FL following a short illness.

She was born August 30, 1911, in Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio, the daughter of Arthur P. & Hattie O. (Pence) Duffield. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School, New Paris, Ohio, attended John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana and graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio with a degree in Education. She began her teaching career at Monroe School in Preble County and retired after teaching 20 years at Orchard Park Elementary School in Kettering, Ohio. On May 16, 1936, she married J. Myron Fulkerson, who became the founder of Fourjay Industries in Dayton, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. Myron Fulkerson in 1987, her son James Myron (Jay) Fulkerson, II in 1995, brother Heber Duffield, sisters Erma Glass, Helen Wonder Nylan, and an infant sister.

Survivors include her daughter, Jane (Robert) Goldsmith, granddaughter Karen G. (Chris) Ganschaw, and great grandson Harrison Paul Ganschaw, nieces & nephews.

The Funeral Service for Hilda J. Fulkerson will be Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bussard-Barnes-Vaniman Funeral Home, 311 N. Main St., Eldorado, OH with Pastor Kathy Brawley officiating. Burial will follow in Greenmound Cemetery, New Madison, OH. Friends may call from 12 Noon – 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family via Guest Book at www.barnesfuneralhome.com.