Fulton Obituaries

Kaylee Keefauver, 15, of Glasford, passed away, Wednesday, May 11, at her home. Services are scheduled with Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton.

Neil F. Burgett, 70, passed away on Monday, May 9 at the Graham Hospital in Canton. He was born on August 16, 1951 in Canton to Leroy and Georgia “Pat” (Watson) Burgett. Surviving are his mother Pat of Canton, one sister, Gloria Shaffer of Canton, one nephew, Jonathon (Melinda) Shaffer of Danville, one niece Tonya…

Mary Ruth Wright, a lifelong resident of rural Smithfield, died on May 1at Graham Hospital. She was 93. Daughter of James Everett and Florence (Harris) Ault, she was born on July 18, 1928 on the old family homestead where she would live the rest of her life. Education and public service were important to the…

Gerald J. Voss, 87 of Circleville, OH passed away on Saturday, April 16 at Norwich Springs Health Campus of Hilliard. He was born on August 31, 1934 to the late Charles and Jenny (Hoek) Voss in Fulton. Jerry was a 1952 graduate of Fulton H.S. and The University of Illinois in 1958 with a degree…

James M. Wickert, 87, of Canton, passed away at 11:35 p.m. April 12 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, with his family by his side. Jim was born November 6, 1934 on the Wickert family farm at rural Ipava, the son of Harry and Bessie (McCarty) Wickert. He first married Beatrice Schisler and…

Sandra “Sandy” Baum, 87, passed away on Friday, April 8 at The Loft in Canton. She was born on July 5, 1934 in Astoria to Butler and Freida (Helms) Haynes. She married Gerald Baum on June 8, 1958 in Bryant. He survives. Sandy retired from White Chapel Memory Gardens in Canton after 25 years. She…

Sharon Kay Malott, 80, of rural Lewistown, was called home to our Lord on Monday, April 4, surrounded by her loving family at Graham Hospital, in Canton. She was born April 26, 1941 to Loren and Nellie “Elizabeth” (Brown) Lindsey in Lewistown. They preceded her in death along with an infant brother, one infant daughter,…

Betty Jean Gibboney, 95, of Lewistown passed away Sunday morning April 3 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst. She was born Betty Jean Lester, February 17, 1927 in Lewistown. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Surviving are one son, Philip (Linda) Gibboney of Chicago, one sister, Marianne Hayes of Lewistown,…

Lewis Edwin Belville, 93, of Lewistown, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday March 29 at Mason District Hospital. He was born July 3, 1928 in Rush Run, Ohio the son of George and Nellie (Brown) Belville. He married Genevieve Schnarr on December 9, 1950 at Lewistown. She preceded him in death after 65 years of…