AH HA moment and I went looking for a Fuller obituary that I'd come across on-line one day, when looking for something else. I remembered the obituary because the Fuller who had died, died just a few miles from our home here in Kalamazoo County.
Uncle Ralph's Letter
The obituary:
Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com on December 20, 2009
FULLER, Lawrence “Curly” C. of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009, at Covenant HealthCare-Cooper. Age 98 years. Lawrence C. Fuller was born on September 13, 1911 in Burt, Michigan to the late Francis James and Ethel M. (Crosby) Fuller. He married Ellen R. Hartman on September 17, 1949 in Saginaw; she survives him. As a young man, Lawrence began working as a farmer in Burt and various other farms. He served with the U.S. Army, being discharged as a Staff Sergeant. Throughout his military career, Lawrence received a variety of medals and ribbons. Upon returning from the service, he began to work for General Motors, where he worked for over 31 years. He retired from Delco Moraine in October of 1976.
Surviving besides his wife, Ellen R., are his sons: Richard L., Edward C. and his friend Julie, Dennis A. (Kimberly), and Gerald W. (Cindy) Fuller; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael; a brother, Harold Fuller; two sisters: Laura McDermitt-Cole and Doris Cole.
FUNERAL: A funeral service honoring Lawrence will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Deisler Funeral Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd. (off State). Rev. Gerald Fuller, Lawrence’s son, will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
VISITATION: Friends may call at the Deisler Funeral Home on Monday, December 21, 2009 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service.
MEMORIALS: Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the American Heart Association. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the funeral home or through www.deislerfuneralhome.com.
The Result. Reverend Gerald W Fuller and Ralph Crosby were 2nd cousins through their Fuller line and 2nd cousins 1 time removed on their Crosby side.
| Chauncey Crosby | Chauncey Crosby | Samuel Fuller | Samuel Fuller | ||||||||
| M: Hannah Jane Hallock | M: Hannah Jane Hallock | M: Mary A Hinkley | M: Mary A Hinkley | ||||||||
| Child: Dexter Crosby | Child: Powell Crosby | Child: Francis J Fuller | Child: Charles L Fuller | ||||||||
| M: Emily Thayer | M: Mary L Bailey | M: Ethel Crosby | M: Margaret Knight | ||||||||
| Child: Ethel M Crosby | Child: Charles F Crosby | Child: Lawrence Fuller | Child: Charlotte Fuller | ||||||||
| M: Francis J Fuller | M: Charlotte H Fuller | M: Ellen Hartman | M: Charles F Crosby | ||||||||
| Child: Lawrence Fuller | Child: Ralph Crosby | Child: Reverend Gerald Fuller | Child: Ralph Crosby | ||||||||
| M: Ellen Hartman | |||||||||||
| Child: Reverend Gerald Fuller | |||||||||||
AND, of course the plot could get thicker... Dexter Crosby married Emily Thayer and Dexter's sister Luraina married Emily's brother Franklin W. Thayer.
