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Rita Fulkerson Obituary
She was born in Bonnieville to Edward Reynolds and Mary Hawk Reynolds Gardner. She was a bookkeeper for Big Lots and the Pickle Station. She also was a clerk for IGA in Upton. She attended Oak Hill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Raymond Gardner; and a sister, Diana Cottrell.
Survivors include her loving husband, Kenneth E. Fulkerson of Sonora; two sons, William "Bucky" (Stephanie) Fulkerson of Sonora, and Kenneth "Junior" (Julia) Fulkerson Jr. of Hodgenville; three sisters, Brenda Cottrell of Bonnieville, Roslyn Fulkerson of Sonora and Angie Cole of Munfordville; five grandchildren, Olivia Fulkerson, Lucy Elizabeth Fulkerson, Grace Fulkerson, Caroline Fulkerson and Spencer Fulkerson.
The funeral is at noon Monday, July 21, at Manakee Funeral Home in Sonora with the Rev. Mike Walker officiating. Burial follows in Sonora Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and continues from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed at manakeefuneralhome.com.
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