Norval Lincoln Fulton, youngest child of Samuel T. and Frances Louise Sims Fulton, was born on a farm near Smicksburg, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania, Nov. 20, 1863.

At the age of twenty he made a short trip to Nebraska, and the next year, when twenty-one years old, he went west again, taking up a homestead and remaining five years, during which time he was caught in a blizzard on the plains and nearly froze to death. He returned to Pennsylvania for a short visit in 1889, and in 1897 returned to be with his mother during her last days, his father having died in 1896. His mother died in April, 1898, and he again went west, returning to Pennsylvania for the winter of 1900-1901, when his crops on the farm in Nebraska burned out.

He then went to Wisconsin, where his sister, Mrs. Frances Herbert, was living. He was married to Lottie V. Wingrove in Emerald Grove, Wisc., Sept. 23, 1902, the ceremony being performed by his brother-in-law, Rev. Joseph Herbert.

Mr. and Mrs. Fulton lived in Beloit, Wisc., until 1905, when they went to California for a few months and then came back to Nebraska and settled on their homestead in Frontier county, where they lived until 1933, when they moved to Gothenburg, which has been their home since.

Mr. Fulton had been in poor health for a number of years, and had been confined to his bed for several months. He passed away on the morning of April 22, 1945, at the age of 81 years, 5 months and 2 days. He was the last of his immediate family to depart from this life, his brothers and sisters having all preceded him.

He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Mrs. Lottie Fulton, 1412 Ave. B, Gothenburg, and a number of nephews and nieces in different parts of the country.

His life has been an inspiration to all who knew him. He could truly say, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me in that day.”

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Chester L. Hugo Funeral Home, with Rev. Mearl C. Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Clyde Loutzenheiser, Walfred Larson, Guy Clark, Ted C. Rine, Marvin Brooks and Jurgen Aden. Interment was in Gothenburg cemetery.

The Gothenburg Times 37(44):4 Thursday, April 26, 1945