Colonel David Earl Fulkerson, 79, retired director of the Spring Hill Public Library and resident of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of Henderson County, Kentucky, died Monday, October 17, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Born July 7, 1943, in Henderson County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Truman Lee Fulkerson and the late Anna Lee Adams Fulkerson.  On October 31, 1962, he married Lynda Sue Ellsworth Fulkerson.  He was in the United States Air Force and the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era.  He was a Russian linguist for Air Force Intelligence.  The Colonel was well known for and enjoyed smoking his pipe.  Shelia Butt recommended to Governor Haslam that he be appointed as an Honorary Tennessee Colonel Adjutant in honor of his services through the library. Also, Dolly Parton recognized him for bringing the Imagination Library to Spring Hill.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Rodney Ray Fulkerson, Mark Allen Fulkerson, and Betty Sue Arama.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Lynda Sue Ellsworth Fulkerson of Columbia; daughter, LeeAnna Michele (Allen) Holt of Columbia; grandchildren, Wesley David Tuesca, Christian Alexander Tuesca, Zachary Taylor Tuesca, and Madison Rose Tuesca (Dakota); great grandson, William Joseph Tuesca; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2022, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, Tennessee.  Father Tim Williams will officiate.

The family will visit with friends Friday from 1p.m. until service time at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Corydon Cemetery in Corydon, Kentucky.  Full military rites will be performed by American Legion Worsham Post No. 40.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Cross Anglican Church, 4119 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin Tennessee 37067, or the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 110 9 ^th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.

Online condolences can be made at www.oakesandnichols.com or www.rudyrowland.com .

Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of the graveside service.