Luella "Lou" (Holbrook) Fuller, 102 of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Parkdale Manor.
Lou was born in Braddyville Iowa on April 23, 1920. Her parents were Madge and Jesse Holbrook. They preceded her in death. She graduated from Braddyville Iowa High School. She was an outstanding basketball player.
On May 30, 1940 she and Paul Fuller eloped. They were married nearly 74 years before he passed on April 1, 2014. Her brothers, Leo, Kenneth, Merlin and Lowell preceded her in death and a great-great-granddaughter, Baylor Thompson and niece, Sheryl Holbrook.
Lou was homemaker. She made the best pie and angelfood cake. She took many cookies to the hay field. She worked side by side with Paul on their dairy farm. Her pride and joy was her family, her huge garden and her many flowers. After retiring, she enjoyed bowling and golfing until the age of 97. She loved playing cards, her favorite being Hand and Foot.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Maryville.
She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Thompson, Maryville, Missouri, her son Gary (Terry) Fuller, St. Joseph, Missouri; her nephew, Steven Holbrook and his families, Independence, Missouri; Grandchildren, Jeff (Kristine) Thompson, SLO, California, Tim (Diana) Thompson, Maryville, Missouri, Melanie (Kelly) Taylor, Villisca, Iowa, Jody Owens, Des Moines, Iowa, Jenny Bolinger, Creston, Iowa and Dustin Fuller, Maryville, Missouri; grand nephews, Jason, Andy and Brian Holbrook; seventeen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Beverly Fuller, Burlington Jct., Missouri and several nieces and nephews.
Services 2pm Thursday, April 28th at Price Funeral Home. Burial Nodaway Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church or the Little Red School House.
www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com.