William Fuller

Mr. William "Daniel" Fuller, 22, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 at his home with his family by his side. The funeral service will be conducted today at 11 a.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. A native and longtime resident of Pitt County, Daniel was a 2004 graduate of D.H. Conley High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He was a member of Gateway Christian Center where he was active in their youth program. He enjoyed helping with fund raising and recently participated in raising money for a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. An avid race fan, Daniel enjoyed following NASCAR and followed both Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. As a compliment to his interest in racing, Daniel also collected race cars. He followed BMX competitions and was recently presented with an Xgame winning helmet from Dave Mirra. He was an outdoor enthusiast and really enjoyed helping with the training of the family's fox dogs, especially "Tiger." Also, Daniel enjoyed music, playing Playstation games, watching movies from his vast DVD collection and watching U.N.C. basketball. Daniel was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother, Betty H. Smith; maternal grandparents, William Bailey Turnage and Mary Turnage Cratch; paternal grandmother, Cassie S. Tyson; and half-sister, Hannah R. Fuller. He is survived by his mother, Terry T. Edwards and husband, Reggie, of Grimesland; father, William Frank Fuller and wife, Stephanie, of Washington, N.C.; sister, Cassie Leigh Fuller of Grimesland; half-sister, Jenna Nicole Fuller of Washington, N.C.; stepsister, Deanna L. Woolard of Washington, N.C.; his special "Poppa," Durwood E. Cratch, of Ayden; aunts, Donna T. Stancill and husband, Milando, of Greenville, Beth T. Avery of Winterville; uncle, William "Bill" Turnage and wife, Lisa, of Fountain; numerous cousins and special family members; and special caregivers, Janie Jones, Lynette Parker, Katrina Hodges, and Carolina Goff. The family received friends on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Terry and Reggie Edwards as well as at the home of Frank and Stephanie Fuller in Washington, N.C. Memorial contributions may be made to: North Carolina Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1518 Harbour Dr. Wilmington, NC 28401, or Gateway Christian Center, Youth Program, 2538 Chapman St., Winterville, NC 28590, Asera Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1645, Greenville, NC 27835.