James Fuller

Funeral services for JAMES H. FULLER, 86, will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Torrington United Methodist Church with Reverend Curtis Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Jim died January 23, 2012 at Community Hospital. A memorial has been established to either the United Methodist Church or the Arthritis Foundation. Visitation will be Friday at the funeral home from 3pm to 7pm. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Jim was born November 1, 1925 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska the son of Jennings Bryan and Ida Marie (Feeser) Fuller. His family homesteaded in the Huntley, Wyoming area and he grew up and received his education in Huntley graduating high school there in 1943. He attended Colorado A&M college in Ft. Collins, Colorado for a year and a half before entering the U.S. Army in 1944. After his medical discharge from the military in 1945 from arthritis he returned to the Huntley area and spent a lot of time in hospitals for a few years. Jim married Jo Ann Flanders on November 30, 1949 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1950 he started working as a bookkeeper for Bob Cottier. In 1955 he became the Clerk of District Court and served there until 1967 when he became the Postmaster at the Torrington Post Office. He retired from that in 1977. Jim was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge #29, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the DAV where he served as Past State Commander, the American Legion Post #5, NAPUS (National Association of Postmasters), Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, Torrington Chapter #22 of the Order of Eastern Star. He was involved in Scouting and served as a Sunday School Teacher. He enjoyed animals and had planned to be a veterinarian. He also enjoyed investing, and raising his children and following their participation in sports, scouting, and other events. Jim is survived by his wife Jo Ann of Torrington, Wyoming; six sons Jack Martin Fuller of Menlo Park, California, Jeffery Bryan Fuller and his wife Judy of Sheridan, Wyoming, James Russell Fuller and his wife Sandy of Sheridan, Joe Fuller and his wife Diane of Torrington, and Dr. Jon David Fuller and his partner Rafael Tapia of San Francisco, California; four grandchildren, Stephanie Ellis and her husband Brian, Kristin Fuller, Josh Fuller, and Lindsey Fuller; and a great grandchild Brooklin Ellis. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister Margaret Ann Kennedy.

James Fuller

November 1, 1925 - January 23, 2012