Amund “Frank” Fulmer, 92, of Overgaard passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, at the Owens Livingston Mortuary-White Mountain Chapel, located at 320 N. Ninth St. in Show Low, with a viewing planned one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Show Low Cemetery.
He was born May 26, 1922, in Valier, Mont., to Merle and Ruth Fulmer. In 1935, the family, including his two brothers Merle and Eugene, moved to Independence, Ore.
Frank was a decorated World War II veteran, serving in the Navy in the South Pacific.
After the war, he met and married his wife Bettie in 1946 in Independence. They moved to Phoenix in 1957 to raise their family. After Frank retired, they moved to Overgaard in 1981. After 59 years of marriage, Bettie passed away in 2005.
Frank passed on his love for the outdoors, compassion, sense of humor, and strong work ethic to all of his children and grandchildren.
Survivors include his brother, Merle Fulmer; five children, Llyn Fulmer, Greg (Bessie) Fulmer, Christy (Don) Basile, Kim (Harvey) Johnson and Shannon (Bill) Cusimano; his nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the White Mountain Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 1975, Lakeside, Ariz. 85929 in Frank’s name.
