Francis R. Fulton Sr.

Francis R. ?Red? Fulton, Sr., 75, died February 14, 2013 in Roswell, New Mexico. Services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Pastor Kyle Ohsfeldt of Grace Baptist Church, officiating.Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.Mr. Fulton was born October 5, 1937 in Las Animas, Colorado. He married Mildred Norris on January 16, 1981 in Pampa. She preceded him in death on May 24, 2001. Red had been a resident of Pampa since 1975. He was employed by Pepsi Cola Company for 32 years, retiring as branch manager. He was a Baptist. His life was family, Pepsi and fishing. Red was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather.Survivors include his daughter: Elnora Lucille Russ and husband Gary of Pueblo, Colorado; 2 sons: Francis Ruben Fulton, Jr. and wife Sharon of Roswell, New Mexico, and Frederick Marshall Fulton and wife Olivia of Lufkin; 2 brothers: Roy Fulton of Kendall, Kansas, and Marshall Fulton of South Charleston, West Virginia; 12 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild and 1 great-great-grandchild. Red was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: James Fulton; and a grandson: Leslie Wayne Fulton.Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.