Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Mae (Fryett) Yardley, and Roger Earl Fryett. The family farmed in the Bradley, South
Dakota area from 1927 until 1945, at which time they bought and operated a general
store in Lily, South Dakota. He was an ammunition foreman at Black Hills Army Depot
in South Dakota from 1950 until 1965 and retired to Edgemont, South Dakota for a time
and later to Hot Springs, South Dakota. The couple moved to Hanover in 1988 to be
near family. Sam died February 21, 1992 in Galena and he is buried in Prairie Hill
Cemetery, Bradley, South Dakota.
Fuidge, Verta Virginia (Gerlich) was born July 3, 1925 and was the daughter of Louis
Anthony and Louise A. Gerlich. She graduated from Hanover High School in 1943.
Verta married James Rhys Fuidge and two children were born to this union: Jeffrey
Lynn Fuidge and Nancy Lu Fuidge. The family lived in Clinton, Iowa for many years.
Verta died in June 1984 and James died August 3, 2003.
Fulrath, Jessie Victoria (Dauphin) was born April 30, 1904 in Savanna, Illinois and
was the daughter of Edward and Doris (Dauphin) Dauphin. Jessie was a graduate of
Union Grove School and De Kalb Teachers College, De Kalb, Illinois. She married
Glenn Samuel Fulrath on March 1, 1930 in Savanna and three sons were born to this
union: Edward Glenn Fulrath, Lee Eldon Fulrath, and Colin Mac Fulrath. Jessie taught
school for 19 years, she taught in the Oakton area during the 1950s and also Union
Grove School. Jessie lived in Savanna for a number of years and moved to Hanover in
the 1980s. Glenn died May 7, 1969. Jessie was living in Galena when she died on
November 10, 1994. She is buried in Savanna Township Cemetery.
Fulton, Doris Lucille (Beasley) was born August 10, 1925 in Mount Carroll, Illinois
and was the daughter of John Laurence and Marjorie Ruth (Chafer) Beasley. Doris
graduated from Great Falls, Montana at the age of 16. She married Ralph Charles
Fulton on February 11, 1946 in Wacker, Illinois and ten children were born to this
union: Ruth Elaine (Fulton) Breckenridge, Gary Lawrence Fulton, Patty Lynn (Fulton)
Kurth, David Lee Fulton, Mary Jo (Fulton) Olsen, Mark Allen Fulton, Jeffery “Jeff”
Ralph Fulton, Debra Sue (Fulton) Cassidy, Donald “Donnie” Wayne Fulton, and Kevin
Michael Fulton. They lived in Hanover for many years before moving to Haltom City,
Texas in 1972, where Doris worked in the restaurant business. Doris moved back to
Hanover in 2002. Doris died May 10, 2010 in Hanover and is buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Fort Worth.
Fulton, Jeffery “Jeff” Ralph was born in October 14, 1958 in Savanna, Illinois and
was the son of Ralph Charles and Doris Lucille (Beasley) Fulton. He had lived in
Hanover until 1972 when the family moved to Haltom City, Texas. He graduated from
Haltom High School in 1976. Jeff worked in sales at the Paxton Lumber Company. Jeff
died December 10, 1995 in Bedford, Texas and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Fulton, Ralph Charles was born February 11, 1922 in St. Paul, Minnesota and was the
son of Ralph John and Ruth Martha (Montgomery) Fulton. He was a World War II
Veteran. Ralph married Doris Lucille Beasley on February 11, 1946 in Wacker, Illinois
and ten children were born to this union: Ruth Elaine (Fulton) Breckenridge, Gary
Lawrence Fulton, Patty Lynn (Fulton) Kurth, David Lee Fulton, Mary Jo (Fulton)
Olsen, Mark Allen Fulton, Jeffery “Jeff” Ralph Fulton, Debra Sue (Fulton) Cassidy,
Donald “Donnie” Wayne Fulton, and Kevin Michael Fulton. He drove bus for Scenic
Stage Lines in Hanover for many years, managed the Hanover Café, and worked at
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