Robert "Bob" Fulford, Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert Walter (Bob) Fulford, Jr, 68, passed away quietly and gently in the afternoon of March 30, 2015, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV, after a long illness. Born February 5, 1947, in McComas,WV, Bob was the son of the late Robert W. Fulford, Sr. and Ruth Sagamore Kennedy. Bob was a member of the '65 class of Mullens High School and earned an A.B. degree from Beckley College. He worked as an insurance agent and in sales, and as a superintendent's clerk at Itmann and Slab Fork Coal Companies. He was a talented athlete, excelling in baseball and basketball during his school years and young adulthood. He was a beloved coach in various youth leagues in Mullens. He was one of those people who remembered his playing and coaching days and could recant stories decades old with vivid details. His support for community sports extended to his work with Mullens Little League as a coach and umpire, and as a charter member of Wyoming East Foundation. Bob was very active in the Mullens Jaycees and earned a state award for his fundraising work on their behalf. He was preceded in death by sisters Kay Johnson of Mount Hope and Jo Ann Reed of Fruitland Park, Florida. Survivors include his wife, Roberta (Bodie) Shumate Fulford of Mullens and their son, Adam, of Beckley; son, Rob and his wife, Stephanie, granddaughter, Brooklyn, all of Columbia, Missouri; grandson, Jordan Fulford of Huntington, WV; daughter, Monica Griffith and her husband, Johnny from Mullens; grandson, Aaron Griffith and granddaughter, Katie Griffith; niece, Jai and nephew, Greg Johnson of Mullens; sister, Carol Forester of Keysville, VA; and special friends, Kilroy Houck, Kay Fulford, Rocky Shumate, Puggy Shumate and Becky Moorefield. Friends may call from 7 to 8 pm Friday, at Tankersley Funeral Home at 102 Moran Avenue in Mullens. A short memorial service will follow, during which friends will be invited to share memories and stories. Online condolences may b e express to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com. Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.

Robert "Bob" Fulford, Jr.

February 5, 1947 - March 30, 2015