Kathleen E. Fultz

Kathleen Ellen Fultz, loving mother of Linda, Gary, Sue, and Dick, passed into the Lord's hands at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas, on January 9, 2024, at the age of 101.

Kathleen was born July 6, 1922, to Orion and Effie (McDade) Powers. She taught school at Savonburg, Kansas, for two years before getting married to Warren Fultz on November 9, 1945, in Hollister, California. They then moved back and made their home in Iola, Kansas. She was active in numerous clubs in her earlier years.

Kathleen was an active member of First Christian Church in Iola, Kansas, for 70 years. She loved reading, quilting, doing genealogy searches for her family, walking, and traveling with friends and family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and she did not know a stranger. Her smile and humor were a bright shining light to all who knew her, and she will be sadly missed in all our hearts.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Richard (Dick) Fultz; and brother, Gene Powers.

Kathleen is survived by children, Linda (Bob) Houghton of Erie, Sue (Jerry) Payne of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Gary (Terri) Fultz of Osage City; brother, Larry Powers of Jenks, Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at Feuerborn Family Funeral Home, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas. All memorials may be sent directly to First Christian Church of Iola, or left in the care of the funeral home. Condolences for the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.