Leo "Pete" Marvin Fuller

Leo Marvin “Pete” Fuller left the surly bonds of earth to join his beloved wife Carolyn Jean Terry Fuller in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday night, October 29, 2024. 

He leaves behind his sons Therman (Diana), and Peter (Jennifer), his grandsons Peyton and Samuel, and was predeceased by his wife Carolyn (2009).

Pete grew up in central New York and joined the Army in 1964 serving as a military police officer. While in the Army, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, he met a Carolina girl, Carolyn Terry, who was serving in the Women’s Army Corps. The two married in 1965 and settled in central New York, where they welcomed their sons, Therman in 1966 and Peter in 1973. Pete drove long haul routes for his father Alden for several years before taking a local driving job with ABF and becoming a Teamster in 1971.

Anyone who knew Pete knew that he lived for his grandsons Peyton and Samuel. When Peyton was born in 1999, Pete and Carolyn both retired and moved to Florida to be near him full-time.  He taught Peyton how to fish in the local Florida ponds and developed the kind of grandpa-grandson relationship that stories are written about. Peyton was the apple of his eye. In 2015, along came Samuel. Pete was over the moon with another incredible grandson to dote on, and another grandpa-grandson relationship for the ages began. He embraced his role as a grandpa, a role that became his lasting legacy.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at Lemon Springs Baptist Church.  The funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM.  He will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife Carolyn. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association in his name.

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