Willa Carolyn Peery

from the aunt minerva collection. (are the Fulkersons related or were they lifelong friends of the family? hmmm.....deb)

Mrs. Willa Carolyn Peery died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 1994, at the home of her son in Huntsville, Ala.

The body was cremated.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Trenton.

Mrs. Peery was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira Fulkerson of Jamesport. She was a retired teacher, having taught in the Trenton public schools for 20 years. Her husband, Arch Peery, preceded her in death.

Mrs. Peery was a member of the First Christian Church, the DAR, the Business and Professional Women's Club, the garden club, the Democratic Women's Club and the hospital auxiliary.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Nell and Grant Nevitt of Enid, Okla; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Sondra Peery of Huntsville; two sisters, Addalena Elledge and Wilma Sites; six grandchildren, Lillian Peery, Anthony Peery, David Peery, Stanley Nevitt, Nancy Silva, and Carolyn Schultz; five great-grand children; and one great-great-grandchild. Virginia Peery Whitworth and Marie Fulkerson are sisters-in-law.

In lieu of flowers, contributions have been suggested to the First Christian Church in memory of Mrs. Peery.