Ruth Edwina Thompson Fulkerson, 94, of Laurel, Mississippi, passed away, Tuesday October 12, 2021, at Jasper General Hospital in Bay Springs, Mississippi. She was born Wednesday, November 3, 1926 in Jackson, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 15, 2021, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 15, 2021, at 12:00 PM at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel and the Burial will follow in Magee Cemetery. Pastor Colin and Heather Cress will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel is in charge of arrangements. (601) 649-3342

Ruth was a loyal and faithful member of Franklin United Methodist Church in Laurel. She was the head of the Sunday School Department. She participated in all the activities of the church. She was loved and will be missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Fields Fulkerson, parents, James Edward and Sue Thompson, sister, Sue Toups, daughter-in-law, Ellin Fulkerson.

Survivors include her son, Richard Fulkerson, daughter, Ruth Ann Morrow (Michael), son, James Edward Fulkerson (Cindy), grandchildren, April Ekes (Mickey), Richard Fulkerson (Margaret), Erin Ellsworth (Ryan), Heather Cress (Colin), Al Styron, Holly Owens (Jackson), 7 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren, brother, James Edward Thompson Jr. (Betty).

Pallbearers will be Richard Fulkerson, Hayden Fulkerson, Mickey Ekes, Al Styron, Cameron Ekes, and Benjamin Ekes.

Online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapellaurel.com