Obituaries

A memorial service for Ellis Wayne Fultz of Vienna will be held in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The family will receive friends at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the home of Pam Mullis, 1000 Drayton Loop, Vienna and again at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the home of Paula Faye Fultz Owens, 799 Old Hatley Road, Cordele. Mr. Fultz passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Pitts and was the son of the late Benjamin Earnest and Susie Mildred Simmons Fultz. He was a member of the Christian faith and was the owner/manager of Wayne's B.P. Service Station. Mr. Fultz is survived by four daughters, Patricia Carol Wilkes and her husband, Ray of Vienna, Ginger Ann Turner of Pitts, Teresa Joy McGinnis and Jim Osborne of Cordele and Shannon Leigh Fultz of Vienna; one brother Steve Fultz of Cordele; two sisters, Faye Woodruff and her husband, Larry of Atlanta and Merle Collins of Charlotte, NC; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Monica and Jason Melton, Courtney Wilkes and Jon Farmer, Bryan Wilkes, Adam Turner and Shea Dominey, and Stephanie Turner, all of Vienna, Joy Fultz and Jeff Clark, Dina and Fred Wilkes, and Kayla Windham, all of Cordele, and Kurt Martin and Chris Martin, both of Elko; 13 great-grandchildren, Breanna Wilkes, Karlee Melton, McKenzie Melton, Ryleigh Wilkes, Blake Kirby, Brandon Kirby, Angela Fultz, Alexis Fultz, Peyton Clark, Haley Bolton, Mya Wilkes, Fred Wilkes, III, and Corbin Davison; two sisters-in-law, Arlene Fultz of Dublin and Paula Faye Fultz Owens of Cordele. He was preceded in death by brothers, Ernest Fultz and Julius R. Fultz, and a brother-in-law, John Collins. Memorials in memory of Mr. Fultz may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384. Arrangements are by Rainey Family Funeral Services. An on-line guest register is available at www.raineyfuneral.com.