Obituary of Sister Shirley D. Fulton

Funeral services for Sister Shirley Dwight Fulton are scheduled for 6 PM Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Bastrop United Pentecostal Church, with Rev. Sam Fulton, Rev. Kevin Cox, and Rev. Derald Weber officiating. The burial will be held at North Bend Methodist Church Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS on Friday, September 23 at 2 PM with Rev. Randall Dunaway and Rev. Nathan Moore officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 4 PM until 6 PM service time at the church. Sister Fulton passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the age of seventy-seven. She and her husband served as Pastors of Bastrop United Pentecostal Church for fifty-three years. Sister Fulton lived a farm life, enjoying gardening and flowers. She also enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. When she was younger, she enjoyed playing basketball, and even made the All-Star team her senior year. Sister Fulton loved her family, her church, and her church family dearly. She will be missed by all those who knew her! Sister Fulton is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, A.J. Fulton; children, Cindy Thomas of Philadelphia, MS, and Dwight Fulton and wife Dana of Bastrop, LA; grandchildren, Blake Thomas and wife Sydney of Philadelphia, MS, Jayla Odom and husband Benny of Bastrop, LA, Kayla Barton and husband David of Crossett, AR, and Madalynn Patrick and husband Parker of Bastrop, LA; great grandchildren, Jaben, Fulton, Kael, Cypress, Owen, Kye, Farah, Gibbs, and Arrie David; special brother-in-law, Naaman Barrier; special friend, Angie Morris and husband Shane; and numerous extended family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Coy Luke and Cara Luke; brother, Sammy Luke; and sister, Parthina Barrier. Serving as pallbearers will be Benny Odom, David Barton, Parker Patrick, Shane Morris, Jack Gee, and Gary Thomas. Junior pallbearers will be Jaben and Fulton.