Marion Helen LuEllen Fuller, 81, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2006 at 6:06 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
Helen was born July 24, 1924 to William Louis and Flora May (Drury) LaBotte in Marion. She married James Louis Fuller on March 12, 1942 in Charleston, Missouri and together they have shared over 64 years of marriage.
Helen was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include:
Husband James Louis Fuller of Marion
Two Daughters;
Winetta McKinnies and husband Jim of Willis, MI
Marilyn Sullins and husband Richard of Washington, IL
Five Grandchildren;
Bradley & Janet McKinnies of Milan, MI
Rebecca & Carl Wood of Little River, SC
RaGina & Tim Johnson of Belleville, MI
Kim Sullins of Columbia, SC
Julie & Don Heelein of Woodstock, IL
Preceded by: Parents, Brother Clifford LaBotte and Emma LaBotte-Eastman-Rushing.
Funeral services will be Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Jim McKinnies and Rev. Richard Sullins, Mrs. Fullers son-in-laws officiating. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
For those who prefer memorials may be made to Cedar Grove United Methodist Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home.