Raymond Gerald “Jerry” Fulkerson

Raymond Gerald "Jerry" Fulkerson, 78, of Liberty, MO, passed away December 8, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Thursday, December 12, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. Private family services will follow and private interment at a later date will be in Glenridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or Parkinson's Foundation.

Jerry was born February 19, 1941, in Owensboro, KY, the son of Raymond Riggs and Virginia Lee Fulkerson. His parents preceded him in death. Jerry's father was a minister and the family lived in Kentucky, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Following in his father's footsteps, Jerry served as a minister in the Church of Christ for many years. He was united in marriage to Mary Joyce Carter on August 30, 1960. They were blessed with three sons, Gregg, Todd and Brett. Gregg passed away in 2009.

Jerry attended Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, TN, David Lipscomb College in Nashville, TN, and the University of Illinois, Urbana, where he received his Master's and Ph.D. Jerry was Chairman of the Communication and Literature Department at Freed-Hardeman University, where he was a Professor of Communication in upper-level courses. He worked for Freed-Hardeman 39 years, preparing hundreds of students for their graduate college future.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Joyce; sons, Todd Fulkerson (Andrea) and Brett Fulkerson (Sarah); five grandchildren, Carter, Lily, Savannah, Jack, Audrey.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Thursday, December 12, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. Private family services will follow and private interment at a later date will be in Glenridge Cemetery.