Mrs. Varline Fuller

FULLER, Mrs. Varline Rita - Age 69, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at Grand Blanc Rehab Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Monday. Mrs. Fuller will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Varline Rita Fuller was born May 21, 1943 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Mr. Edward and Reola (Webb) Mims. She was baptized at an early age at Church of Christ in Muskegon. Varline attended Cluster Elementary School, graduating from Northern High School in Detroit, MI. She later moved to Flint in 1962 and united with the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, where she served with the Matron’s Ministry until her health began to fail. She was employed with General Motors Corporation. Varline married the late Lennie W. Fuller in 1964. She was the mother of 3 daughters, Stekitia, Linda Marie and Rhonda (deceased). Mrs. Varline R. Fuller leaves to cherish her memories: daughter, Linda Marie Fuller of Flint and Stekitia Mims of Phoenix, AZ; 4 grandchildren, Calvin (Nicole) Mims, Stephen Fuqua, Winston Fuqua and Jayla Garth, all of Flint; 1 great-grandchild; 2 sisters, Monica Roach of Muskegon, MI and Quintina Johnson of Phoenix, AZ; brother, Anthony Johnson; 2 sisters-in-law, Mary Johnson of Flint and Delores (John) Turner of Tarry, AR; 2 brothers-in-law, Rev. Dr. Henry (Marilyn) Fuller, Jr. of Flint and Hubert (Helen) Lewis of Newport, AR; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Fuller was preceded in death by her daughter, Rhonda Mims; mother, Reola Mims; father, Edward Mims; brothers, Bradford Johnson, Leonard Johnson and Duanne Johnson. The family would like to express special thanks to the Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr. and the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church family, Crestmont Nursing Home of Fenton, MI and the Grand Blanc Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Varline Fuller

May 21, 1943 - March 1, 2013