Paul Edward Fulliam, 75 years of age, of Steelville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his home. He was born July 10, 1941 in Leasburg, Missouri to Edward Fulliam and Caroline Rose Rider Fulliam. On September 20, 1958 in Steelville, he was united to Carolyn Faith Carey at the Northside Full Gospel Mission and to this union six children were born.

Paul was a faithful member of the Rivers of Life Fellowship Church. He enjoyed watching St. Louis Cardinal baseball and "Young and the Restless." He also enjoyed bowling and rock hunting. Most of all Paul enjoyed and loved being with all of his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Carolyn Fulliam; two brothers, James and John Fulliam; one sister, Bessie Copling; brothers-in-law, George Carey and wife Ina and Don Boyster.

He will be sadly missed by his two sons, Matthew Fulliam of Gerald, MO and Faron Fulliam and wife Dani of Cuba, MO; four daughters, Loretta Shoemake and husband Jacob and Pauline LaBlanc and husband Dave all of Steelville, MO, Velita Padgett and husband Jim of St. Clair, MO and Cleta Hudson and husband Jim of Republic, MO; two sisters, Louise Boyster of Kimberling City, MO and Lucille Graff and husband Merle of Cuba, MO; brother-in-law, Dewey Gray and wife Cheri of California, MO; sisters-in-law, Lorine Troutwin and husband Jimmy of West Plains, MO and Harriet Rector and husband James of Shawnee, OK; twenty-four grandchildren; forty-seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; other relatives and many friends.

The Family received friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2016 and from Noon until service time on Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Rivers of Life Fellowship in Steelville, MO with Rev. Henry Copling. Special music of "One Day Closer to Home" was sang by Claudette Barton with Johnny Eye accompanying on guitar and "More Than Anything" and "I Want Us All to be Together in Heaven" was sung and played by Bob and Carol Coleman.

Committal prayer and interment were in the Steelville Cemetery.

Honored to be casket bearers were Jim Padgett, David Hurst, Trevor Hurst, Garth Hurst, Jack Scott, Isiah Brewer, Michal Bennett, Dan Sanders and Faron Paul Fulliam II.

The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.