Barbara Ellen Fuller Obituary (1932 - 2024)

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Barbara Ellen (Meredith) Fuller, our loving and devoted mother, nana, and friend, on July 8, 2024. After four decades of battling chronic health problems, including persistent pain, joint, spinal, heart, and other health issues, Barbara passed away peacefully at her home in Henderson, Nevada, surrounded by family, and joined her Savior. She was in her 91st year. Born in Sylvania, Ohio, she witnessed incredible changes in the world. She married her husband, Clifford Dean Fuller, who served in the US Air Force in 1952. She is the beloved mother of Victoria, Deborah and Dianne Fuller, Michele (Dean) Hallauer, Elizabeth (Eddie) Coleman, and Marcus (Julie) Fuller. She is the devoted nana of grandchildren Micheal, Mandy, Casey, Randolyn, Brandon, Abigayle, Mason, and Catherine and great-grandchildren Micheal Jr. and Nora. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Dean, Brothers Charles (Ted) and Richard Meredith, as well as her parents, Edna and Elmo Meredith. Barbara was a devout Christ follower and a member of The First Christian Church of Sylvania until her move to Nevada, where she served as a Volunteer Hospital Chaplain with Central Christian Church. Barbara was a lifelong teacher; in high school, she was teaching the elementary children, she bestowed wisdom and life lessons to her children and anyone who she encountered, she created and taught a special education Sunday School class for over 20 years and led Wee Kirk for over ten years at First Christian Church. Barbara retired from the Village of Waterville, Ohio, in 2000 as a Finance Officer. After her move to Nevada, she was an active member of the Nevada American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) chapter, where she served as treasurer. A celebration of Barbara’s life will be held at La Paloma, 5450 Stephanie St., Las Vegas, NV 89122, on August 1, 2024, beginning at 11:30 AM. She will be interred with her husband at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada, immediately following. Due to severe allergies, the family respectfully requests no flowers or food. For those wishing to make donations, please consider either donating to Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth https://donorbox.org/nphy-donations or another homeless youth service organization or if you wish to provide financial support to the family to help cover the unexpected medical costs and other expenses, you can Venmo (@Brandon-Hallauer) or Zelle (bdh@wingedwolf.org).