Vital Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fred Forest Fulghum |
| Born | 21 Sep 1895, New Paris, Preble County, Ohio |
| Died | 20 Dec 1966, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri |
| Father | Calvin A. Fulghum (1867-1945) |
| Mother | Eva Eleanor Wiley Fulghum (1867-1948; m. 1890) |
| First wife | Margaret Parsons (b. 14 Jul 1897; d. 14 Dec 1926) |
| Second wife | Sybil Dora Holt (by 1928) |
| Biological son | Robert Edgar "Bob" Fulghum (1924, with Margaret) |
| Stepson | Aura Gale Fulghum (1923, Sybil's son with Clinton Orrill) |
| Military | Corporal, US Army, World War I |
| Occupation | Gas Fitter; Superintendent/Assistant Supervisor, Gas Service Company |
| Address | 1222 North Liberty, Independence, Missouri |
| Find a Grave | #25618094 |
| Burial | Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, Missouri (Devotion Garden) |
Biography
Fred Forest Fulghum was born on 21 September 1895 in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, to Calvin A. Fulghum and Eva Eleanor Wiley, and served as a Corporal in the US Army during World War I in a Gas Service Company. He married Margaret Parsons, with whom he had one son, Robert Edgar "Bob" Fulghum (1924), before Margaret died on 14 December 1926; he subsequently married Sybil Dora Holt by 1928, becoming stepfather to Gale Fulghum, whose memoir "The Best of Times" portrays Fred as a significant parental figure. Fred worked for many years as a gas fitter and later as superintendent or assistant supervisor at Gas Service Company, living at 1222 North Liberty in Independence, Missouri, until his death on 20 December 1966.