Joe Keith Fulton, age 56, of Pelham, went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2009. He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1976 where he was a founding father of Sigma Nu fraternity. He was employed by Bodine, Inc. for 32 years. He was a longtime member of Helena United Methodist Church and a sports enthusiast of Pelham High School, UAB baseball, and The University of Alabama.
He is preceded in death by his father Walter Fulton Jr. and a niece Melissa Beth Fulmer.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years Sally Fulton; daughters Kimberly Fulghum (Tim) and Allison Fulton and her fiancée Robert Brewster; mother Juanita Fulton; brother Charley Fulton (Deborah); sister Celeste Fulmer (Jeff) and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday, May 8, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m. with the services beginning at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of Southern Heritage Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Southern Heritage Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Heart Association.
Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing.