Carol S. Foskey Fulford, 66, of Adrian, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at her
home. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 9, at 1 p.m. at the Adrian New Life Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Stuart Broderick and Reverend Larry Little officiating. Mrs. Fulford was laid to rest beside her husband in the Foskey Cemetery.
Born in Waycross, Mrs. Fulford was the eldest of five daughters born to the late Willard Franklin and Betty Jean Davis Foskey. As a young child, the family moved to Adrian, which became home and has remained such. Carol was a graduate of Adrian High School and obtained her Licensed Practical Nursing Certification from Swainsboro Technical College. She worked as an LPN in Obstetrics at the Emanuel County Medical Center for approximately fifteen years, then later worked at Shamrock Nursing Home in Dublin, and Wrightsville Manor in Wrightsville before retiring in the early 2000s. Mrs. Fulford loved yard sales and flea markets, and was an avid cook book collector. She enjoyed preparing special treats from her cook book collection, and taking the time to make them appear just as they did on the pages of her books and or magazines. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas, and she enjoyed tending to her flowers and vegetable garden. Mrs. Fulford was a faithful member of the Adrian New Life Church of the Nazarene. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Wayne Fulford; sister, Doris Barnes; nephew, Chris Donaldson; father and mother-in -law, Eustace and Myrtle Fulford; paternal grandparents, Calvin and Revenna Foskey; and maternal grandparents, Clayton and Ethel Taylor Davis Brown.
Mrs. Fulford leaves behind her children, Matt Fulford of Wrightsville, Caleb Fulford (Cindy) of Soperton, and Jacy Fulford Ausburn of Adrian; sisters, Louise Owens (David) of Tennille, Kay Ricks (Jimmy) of Soperton, and Dean Downs (Jeff) of Adrian; son-in-law, Frederick Miller of Adrian; nine
grandchildren, Larissa Thompson (Matthew), Becky Fulford, Lizzie Ryan, Nathan Ryan, Cleant Ryan, Ian Ryan, Abigail Ausburn, Bayleigh Ausburn, and Jacob Miller; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton was in charge of arrangements.
