Hazel Eugenia Johnston Fuller Devoted servant of the
Lord”
Shinglehouse, PA---Eugenia Fuller, 93, of Shinglehouse,
passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, in the University of Vermont Medical
Center in Burlington, VT. Born July 26,
1927 she was the third of three children born to William Ray and Nellie
(Grover) Johnston. She lived in various
towns in northern PA and southern NY while growing up. She earned a BA with honors at Houghton, an
MA and was in the process of earning a PHD when she married Earl Eugene Fuller
on August 17, 1974. Eugenia and Earl
served God together until Earl’s passing on August 28, 2000. Eugenia has been a faithful prayer warrior
for her entire family and those she worked with in Asia.
Eugenia was a skilled linguist and spent much of her adult
life with the Summer Institute of Linguistics and Wycliffe Bible Translators in
Viet Nam, Philippines, and Malaysia. She
remained a member of the Bell Run Union Church in Shinglehouse PA. In 2017, Eugenia’s health failed, and she
relocated to Fairfax, VT, where her daily needs were met by nieces Sheryl (and
Robert) Wilkins and Theresa Loveless.
In addition to her husband, Eugenia was predeceased by her
brother, Leon (and Thelma) Johnston, her sister, Rose (Arthur) Vossler, and
nephew, Bennie Vossler. Eugenia is
survived by a large family consisting of nieces, Theresa (David who also
passed) Loveless, Sheryl (Robert) Wilkins, Carolyn (Glyn also passed) Bindon
and nephews, Paul and Craig (Debbie) Johnston.
Eugenia’s extended family included Helen (Paul) Cradduck
Adams, predeceased Marilynn (Allan/Lydia) Kidd, Judy (predeceased Robert)
Rhodes; grandchildren, Sidney (Pamela) Cradduck, Deborah (Craig) Brown, Cynthia
Cradduck, Timothy (Isabel) Cradduck, Patty (Dean) Markos, Collette (Steve )
Figliozzi, Llewellyn (Janice) Kidd, Joshua (Jennifer) Kidd; 28
great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren.
Because of the COVID-19 environment, a dedication service
will be held prior to burial on Thursday August 20, 2020, at noon with a
viewing period from 11:00 am to 11:45 am, at the Bell Run Union Church in
Shinglehouse PA. Pastor Chad Schafer
will officiate. A memorial service will
be held at a later date that is convenient for the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bell Run Union
Church, 904 Taylor Brook Road, Shinglehouse, PA 16748.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Kevin J.
Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home,
Shinglehouse.
To express condolences or share a fond memory of Eugenia,
please visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com or the Virgil L. Howard Funeral
Home Facebook page.