By Jim Meridith
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  • Visitation

    Tuesday, October 15, 2019

    10:00 am to 12:00 pm,

    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL

  • Service

    Tuesday, October 15, 2019

    12:00 pm

    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

  • Full Obituary

    Leo W. Fulbright, 92, of Highland, Illinois, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, surrounded by his loved ones.

    Leo was born on January 8, 1927, in Marble Hill, Missouri, to a small farming family.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, along with six brothers and sisters.

    He later joined the U. S. Army and served in the 103rd Infantry Division of the European Theater of Operations during WW II. Leo retired from the Army in 1965 with 22 years of service.

    Leo earned his Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star among other awards during his meritorious service. Overseas he met his wife, Hannelore M. Fulbright. Leo was a devoted husband, father to his two sons, Leo and David, grandfather, and great grandfather.

    He loved gardening, walks, fishing, going to church, and enjoyed all of the little pleasures life had to offer. Leo never missed a chance to make someone smile or stop and chat and he always put others’ needs above his own. He will be dearly missed by his family and everyone who had the pleasure to know him.

    Memorials may be made to the USO or Donor’s choice.

    Visitation: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

    Funeral Service: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 12:00 pm, at Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

    Clergy: Rev. Rob Kirbach, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Highland, IL.

    Interment: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

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  1. Bruce Noennig / October 14, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    God’s Peace be with you Leo Jr., David, Kim, Erica, Ben & extended family. Leo was a dearly loved uncle to me. I always enjoyed visits with him in person or on the phone. As a child in Altenburg I always looked forward to the visits of Leo’s family. Uncle Leo had a way of making me feel important & loved as a child and as an adult. Perfect he was not, as are none of us are. But he clearly understood what was most important & that was Jesus and the precious gifts of HIS presence, love forgiveness & salvation. He dearly loved his family, but loved Jesus more and now his soul resides in the presence of Jesus as he & all believers in Christ wait the last day when Christ will bring with Him the souls of all believers & reunite their souls with perfected bodies in the likeness of Christ! I look forward to that day when we meet Jesus & see HIM face to face for no one loves any of us more than HE does! And yes I also
    Look forward to seeing & being with Uncle Leo again along with all of our loved ones who
    Have died believing in Jesus as their Savior from sin, death & hell. My love to you as you grieve & adjust to life on earth without our loved here. Meanwhile cling to your memories but more so to Jesus & His cross.

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