Terry Elaine Fuller

Terry Elaine (Spivey) Fuller, 70, surrounded by family, passed away peacefully at home on Monday 13 March 2017 following an almost two year battle with cancer. Terry was born in Amarillo, Texas on 19 September 1946 to her parents Isaac Terrell Spivey and Jessie Evelyn Hatch, both deceased. She was a preschooler in Gruver, Texas, a grade schooler in Green River, Utah and a high schooler in Aztec, New Mexico. She graduated from Aztec High School in 1964 and in 1969 she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from New Mexico State University where she also met her future husband. She married Douglas Feril Fuller on 26 July 1969 at First Baptist Church in Farmington, New Mexico. After teaching first grade for a year in Navasota, Texas, she devoted her energy to raising children while living in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Hawthorne, California; Huntington, Connecticut; and Arlington, Texas. After all six children were in school, she completed certifications for English as a Second Language (ESL) at University of Texas in Arlington and taught ESL in the Arlington ISD for several years before retiring to focus on her grand children. She is survived by her husband of 47 years (Doug), two sisters (Dixie (Spivey) Gray and Jana (Spivey) Caranta) and one brother (Scott Spivey) and a large extended family of in-laws, cousins. nieces and nephews as well as many friends. She is also survived by six strong independent children and their spouses (Dr. Dane Fuller and his wife, Shana; Trent Fuller and his wife, Heather; Bret Fuller and his wife, Ashley; Tamara Fuller Wolverton and her husband, Christopher; Chanel Fuller Sneed and her husband, Josh; and Sean Fuller). She is also survived by 10 amazing grand children (Glory, Truth, Praise, Promise and Image Powers as well as Joseph, Henry and Harrison Fuller plus Ben and Sam Sneed). She was a beautiful and sweet daughter, a fun loving and kind big sister, a devoted mother, a faithful Christian wife, an enthusiastic grand mother, a caring teacher and a trusted friend to many. She left the world a better place and she will be remembered warmly and missed dearly by all that knew her.

Terry Elaine Fuller

September 19, 1946 - March 13, 2017