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A 1968 graduate of Willard High School, John went to work for Pioneer Balloon Company. He was there for two years before he was drafted into the United States Army. He served two years stateside before returning home to Willard, going back to work for Pioneer Balloon and working until his retirement in 1996. He was also employed with the Willard Times as an Advertising Rep and Sports Writer for wrestling from 1981 until 1984.
John had a love for training horses, Standardbred horses specifically, a hobby he enjoyed for many years. When he wasn't in the barn, John could be found in his garden or out in the fields trying to add to his Indian Artifact collection. He was known for his signature calligraphy, ability to draw and carving canes. John was an avid Ohio State fan along with cheering on all of the Cleveland sports teams.
He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Claudette (Gullett) Fulton; three children, Arlette (Bryant) Davis, Sarah (Aaron) Johnson and John "JD" Fulton; seven grandchildren, Charlie, Autumn, Andrew, Abby, Grace, Emma, Sam along with his favorite Thai girl, Wan; three great grandchildren, Walter, Calliope and Oliver; three siblings, Susan McKown, Becky (Tom) Gremmer and Bill (Mary) Fulton; sisters-in-law, Rosemary Fulton, D'Aunn (Ronnie) Sallee, Mickey Gullett and Karen Ludban; special aunt, Maxine Robinson along with numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph R. Fulton II; brother-in-law, Gregory McKown; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Doris and Edsel Gullett; and sisters-in-law, Charlene Egner and Winnie Gullett.
Family and friends are invited to visit at Secor Funeral Home in Willard on Friday, November 7, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. John's funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Dan Caudill officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in New Haven, Ohio. Memorial contributions can be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Online condolences can be left for his family by visiting www.secorfuneralhomes.com.
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Norma Adams Patton
November 5, 2025
If you lived, on Church Street, in the `50´s, there were kids galore, to play with. I was an Adams and my brothers, David, Dale, & Rick and Joe, John and Bill were always up to something. They liked to go to the reservoir, throw rocks, in the water. Mothers´ were strongly opposed to that, so there would
be "a consequence" for those actions. Years later now, we see what a great experience, those
growing up years were!!
(John, you will be missed, by those who called you My husband, dad, grandpa, brother, and by all that knew you as "a friend"!
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