Dorothy Lillian Haubert Wallace Fullmer Obituary (1916 - 2005)

Dorothy passed away October 3, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah of causes incident to age. She was born in Douglas, Arizona November 6, 1916 to Guy Charles and Lillian Drakeford Haubert. Guy Charles abandoned the family leaving Lillian with an infant daughter and a 3 year-old-son. Lillian died of a broken heart when Dorothy was just six weeks old. Dorothy was raised by her aunt, Edith Drakeford. She grew up in Salt Lake City, graduated from West High and attended the University of Utah. During WWII she worked at the Defense Depot in California, painted her legs because nylons were unavailable, and stood in queues to get commodities. She loved gardening, cooking concoctions that she made up, serving other people, reading, crocheting and politics. In 1946 she married Gaylen H. Fullmer at his parents home in Salt Lake City. They wore matching gray pinstripe suits. They went on their honeymoon to California and took her brother and a Singer sewing machine with them in the back seat. Gaylen died in 1978. She is survived by Edythe Petersen (Lenard), Brent Fullmer, William Fullmer (Nannette), Russ Fullmer, 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, step parents, and her brother, Guy Drakeford Haubert. A special thank you to the caregivers at Silverado Senior Living for loving Mom’s singing, rhyming, and sense of humor. Mom, we know you’re tending to the roses in a lovely garden somewhere and whistling while you work! Graveside services to remember Mom will be Friday, October 14, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Murray City Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State Murray Utah an hour prior to services.