Winnie Bell Fuller left to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on January 21, 2011 at the age of 97 years old. She was the widow of the late Ray Fuller of Pocola, OK. Winnie was a Charter Member of Pocola First Assembly of God Church since 1939. She was a homemaker and loved to quilt. She was a member of Pocola First Assembly of God Quilting Club for many years.
Winnie was preceded in death by her parents Francis Marion & Almedia Pendergrass, one son Harold Wayne, four sisters, including her twin sister Linnie Butler, five brothers and two grandchildren Lonnie Fuller and Mike Williams, and one son-in-law Jerry Lebert Williams.
She was survived by three children, Barbara Williams, Samuel Fuller, and Shellie Rush her husband Ray Rush all of Pocola; a sister Hazel Rooney of Spiro, OK; four grandchildren, Bobbie and husband Roy McCain, Elton Rush, Evenell and husband Tony Jones, Mark Fuller and wife Trish, all of Pocola; four great grandchildren, Tracie and husband Danny Snyder of Biloxi Mississippi, Tamara Bramlett of Fort Smith and Samantha and Nathan Fuller both of Pocola; one great great granddaughter Dorianna Cartagena of Fort Smith as well as a host of other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Elton Rush, Mark Fuller, Roy McCain, Tony Jones, Danny Snyder and Her Nephew Eddie Seaton.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at the Pocola First Assembly of God Church, Pocola, OK, with Rev. Doug and Rita Jackson officiating. Interment will follow service at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola, OK. Family will greet friends from 5-7 P.M. Monday evening, January 24, at the funeral home. Services under the direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home, Poteau, Oklahoma. You may leave an on-line message at www.gracemanorfh.com