William Marshall Fulp Sr.

William Marshall Fulp Sr., 86, of Winston-Salem died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at Forsyth Medical Center. Born Dec. 19, 1918, in Washington D.C., to Cabell Crawford and Beatrice Livengood Fulp, he spent his first 10 years in Baltimore, Md., before moving to Main Street in Old Salem. He graduated in 1936 from Reynolds High School, where he was a proud member of the marching band. In 1941, Marshall received his bachelor's degree in Business and Economics from Duke University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and played in the Duke University Marching Band. After graduation from Duke, he was employed by Chemical Bank in New York City, before entering the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943, where he reached the rank of lieutenant commander. During World War II, he was assigned to the PC 469 and the USDE 387 (USS Vance), earning the American Campaign Ribbon, European African Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Theater and a World War Two Victory Medal. Mr. Fulp retired in 1984 as vice president of the Bahnson Co. (Luwa). During his career, he traveled to more than 73 countries for business and was a member of the U.S. Specialized Trade Mission with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the Far East, Turkey, Iran, Nigeria, and Ghana. After retiring from Bahnson, he moved to Jekyll Island, Ga., where he lived for 10 years before returning to Winston-Salem. Mr. Fulp was a member of Home Moravian Church, and played the clarinet in the Salem Band. He was a past vice president of Rotary International, where he was a member from 1948 to 1984. Marshall's wife of 40 years, Martha Bullock Fulp, preceded him in death in 1984. He is survived by his five children, son William Marshall Fulp Jr. and wife Camille of Alexandria, Va., daughter Marsha Lynn Fulp of Winston-Salem, daughter Ann Fulp Walker and husband David of Orange, Calif., son John Cabell Fulp and wife Arlene of Winston-Salem and son Robert Wesley Fulp and wife Michelle of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 14, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel in Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Reynolds High School Marching Band, Fulp Memorial Fund, c/o Reynolds High School, 301 N. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem NC 27101.