Fulk, Roy Murvin

1949 - 2015  (65 years)

• Name	Fulk, Roy Murvin
  Birth	21 Mar 1949	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FULK.R014
  _FGRAVE	178156357
  Military Service	Sergeant, United States Army  [1]
  	Sgt. Fulk served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1974 during the Vietnam Era Conflict and won the National Defense Service Medal as well as being classified as a sharpshooter and an expert with both the M14 and M16 rifles.
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army (Sep 1959-1994)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  Death	21 Jan 2015	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 21 at 10:00 AM at Hanna Cemetery in Noble with Reverend Bob Totten officiating and full military honors performed at the graveside by the Richland County Veterans Organization. Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements.
  Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Fulk, Roy M.
  Person ID	I8749	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Fulk, Carl Murvin,   b. 1 Apr 1928, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Apr 2013, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jackson, Erma Verle,   b. 27 Jan 1929, Richland County, Illinois d. 19 Sep 2018, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1946	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herdes, D.
  Children	> 1. Fulk, K. > 2. Fulk, C. > 3. Fulk, C.
  Family ID	F4370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Mar 1949 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 21 Jan 2015 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Olney Daily Mail, January 20. 2015 Roy M. Fulk, 65, of Noble, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 21 at Hanna Cemetery in Noble, with Reverend Bob Totton officiating and full military honors performed at graveside by Richland County veterans organizations. Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fulk was born March 21, 1949, in Richland County, the son of Carl and Erma (Jackson) Fulk. He married Dena Herdes on February 17, 1968. She survives. Sgt. Fulk served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1974 during the Vietnam Era Conflict and won the National Defense Service Medal as well as being classified as a sharpshooter and an expert with both the M14 and M16 rifles. He worked in the oilfield for many years before going to Modesitt Trucking, which is now Peavler's Trucking of Olney. He enjoyed talking on CBs when driving a semi. He also enjoyed in his spare time tinkering with old cars, especially the Model A, and spending time with family and his grandboys. Mr. Fulk is survived by his wife of 46 years, Dena (Herdes) Fulk of Noble; children, Kimberly (Bob) Morris, Cory (Amy) Fulk and Casey (Sara)Fulk; four grandboys and one step-grandson, Adam Harmon, Tanner Fulk, Cody Fulk, Dylan Fulk, all of Noble, and step-grandson, Jessie Morris; mother, Erma Fulk; mother-in-law, Eva Herdes Klingler; three brothers; two sisters; and many aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Fulk; father-in-law, C. J. Herdes; and son-in-law, Mike Harmon

  
  

• Sources

  [S2585] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Roy M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178156357/roy-m-fulk), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16416] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Herdes, Donald Roy "Duck", 65, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Donald-Roy-Herdes?obId=34245767&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR13ETh40i9oUVP8_F) (Reliability: 2). [S2586] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fulk, Roy M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178156357/roy-m-fulk), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1251] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Carl M., 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=106030&GRid=109943059&) (Reliability: 2). [S1252] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Erma Verle (Jackson), 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193248647/erma-verle-fulk), none. (Reliability: 2).