Obituary for Mary Ellen McEndree Fulenwider
Church Service for Mary Ellen (McEndree) Fulenwider, 103, of Childress, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Childress Church of Christ with Dr. Mike Henderson officiating and assisted by Dr. W D Green. Interment will follow at Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. A meal and visitation will be held after the service in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Fulenwider passed from this life on April 1, 2024 in Stephenville, Texas.
Mary Ellen was born at home on September 17, 1920 outside the small town of Corbett, Texas in Navarro County to Melvin K Polk Bryant and Mary Ellen Unger Bryant. Later that year, the family moved to the Eldorado, Oklahoma area, where she attended school and eventually married Walter Riley McEndree on February 14, 1946.
She and Walter farmed in the Tucumcari, New Mexico; Gould, Oklahoma; and Kirkland, Texas areas until they moved to Childress, Texas in 1958. She was a homemaker until the death of Walter in 1962, then she went to work in the clothing manufacturing trade and as an Avon representative. She was also proud of her work counting ballots for elections that were held in Childress.
She was a longtime member of Kirkland Church of Christ and the later the Hillcrest Church of Christ when the church relocated to Childress. She taught Sunday School and also kept the business records for the church.
In August of 2012, she relocated to an assisted living facility in Stephenville, Texas to be closer to family. While there, she was active in numerous activities and appointed a Community Ambassador.
Mary Ellen is survived by her daughter; Phillis Brock and husband Kip of Stephenville, her sons; Phillip McEndree and wife Sue of Beeville, Marcus McEndree and wife Jeanne of Stephenville, her son-in-law; Charles Moore of Childress, and by grandchildren; Brad Ransom, DeAnn Weatherred, Tammi Copeland, Mandi Goodwin, Casandra Cox, and Marci Mills. She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Walter, her two sisters and seven brothers, her daughter Karen Moore, and her grandson, Eddie Ransom. She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Hoyt Fulenwider.
The family would like to gratefully acknowledge the love and assistance provided by Nora Scitern, a dedicated hospice caregiver.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westview Boys’ Home at westviewboyshome.com or your favorite charity.
Mary Ellen was born at home on September 17, 1920 outside the small town of Corbett, Texas in Navarro County to Melvin K Polk Bryant and Mary Ellen Unger Bryant. Later that year, the family moved to the Eldorado, Oklahoma area, where she attended school and eventually married Walter Riley McEndree on February 14, 1946.
She and Walter farmed in the Tucumcari, New Mexico; Gould, Oklahoma; and Kirkland, Texas areas until they moved to Childress, Texas in 1958. She was a homemaker until the death of Walter in 1962, then she went to work in the clothing manufacturing trade and as an Avon representative. She was also proud of her work counting ballots for elections that were held in Childress.
She was a longtime member of Kirkland Church of Christ and the later the Hillcrest Church of Christ when the church relocated to Childress. She taught Sunday School and also kept the business records for the church.
In August of 2012, she relocated to an assisted living facility in Stephenville, Texas to be closer to family. While there, she was active in numerous activities and appointed a Community Ambassador.
Mary Ellen is survived by her daughter; Phillis Brock and husband Kip of Stephenville, her sons; Phillip McEndree and wife Sue of Beeville, Marcus McEndree and wife Jeanne of Stephenville, her son-in-law; Charles Moore of Childress, and by grandchildren; Brad Ransom, DeAnn Weatherred, Tammi Copeland, Mandi Goodwin, Casandra Cox, and Marci Mills. She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Walter, her two sisters and seven brothers, her daughter Karen Moore, and her grandson, Eddie Ransom. She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Hoyt Fulenwider.
The family would like to gratefully acknowledge the love and assistance provided by Nora Scitern, a dedicated hospice caregiver.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westview Boys’ Home at westviewboyshome.com or your favorite charity.