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Marian R. (Boyington) Fuller

5/2/1923 - 10/16/2018


Obituary


Marian R. (Boyington) Fuller, age 95, of Belmond passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Courtyard Estates in Bondurant.

Funeral services for Marian Fuller will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11:30 AM at the Belmond United Methodist Church, 1031 1st Street South East in Belmond, with Pastor Leila Blackburn officiating. Burial will take place at Berlin Cemetery – Jackson Township in rural Owasa, Iowa.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Belmond United Methodist Church or Care Initiatives Hospice (7055 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266).

Marian Rosetta Boyington Fuller was born May 2, 1923, in Mason City, Iowa, to Wayne Zelman and Eva Luella Davis Boyington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Fuller (1919-2008).

Marian attended school in Bradford, Iowa; high school in Iowa Falls, Iowa, graduating in 1940, and received her teaching degree from Ellsworth Junior College and taught rural and elementary schools, until she married Lloyd Fuller of Bradford, Iowa, on June 13, 1944. When Lloyd got back from serving in the US Navy, they farmed near Alden, Iowa, until 1950 when they moved to a farm east of Belmond, Iowa. In 1967, they moved to a farm north of Belmond. Marian worked right along with Lloyd in the fields, milking cows, and gardening for almost 40 years until they retired and moved into Belmond in 1984. She delivered Winnebagos with Lloyd and worked part time at Printing Services, Inc.

Marian enjoyed the time she and Lloyd danced – both square dancing and ballroom dancing; played bridge; fished and camped with family and friends.

Marian enjoyed time with her family and treated everyone with their favorite foods including rolls, cookies, and sour cream raisin pie. Favorite pastimes for Marian were sewing, cross-stitching and making crafts.

She was an active member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was also a long time member of Rebekah Lodge. She was a leader for Rochelle, Sharon, and Janell’s 4-H Clubs for many years.

She is survived by four children: Rochelle (Ron) Hook of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; Sharon (Bob) Crane of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia; Janell (Dick) Ringuette of New Bern, North Carolina; and Benjamin (Kathy) Fuller of Bondurant, Iowa; seven grandchildren: Kristine (Gregg) Sherrard, Jennifer (Joel) Johnson, Sheri (Mike) Kilbey, Stacey (Michael) Couch, Jon Ringuette, Stefanie and Ryan Fuller; two step grandchildren: Rob Crane, Amy (Kraig) Magas; twelve great-grandchildren: Alyssa, Matthew and Joshua Sherrard, Caleb, Grace, Luke and Nathan Johnson, Markos, Julia and Matthew Kilbey, Nicholas and Zachary Couch, and five step great-grandchildren: Logan, Margaret Alice and Anna Rose Crane, Jackson and Bennett Magas; and a sister Arlene Fox of Mill Creek, Washington.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and a sister Avon Prechel.