Paulette Fullingim

Services for Paulette Fullingim, 78, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Lynn Bellamy will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Fullingim passed away Saturday, July 4, 2026 at an Ada hospital. She was born March 19, 1948 in Ada, Oklahoma to Charlie Van and Pauline Abbott Dew.

She was married to Jessie Fullingim and he preceded her in death October 11, 2016. Mrs. Fullingim was an Office Manager for the Oklahoma Cardiovascular Clinic in Ada until her retirement.

Survivors include a son, Shawn Fullingim of Newcastle; daughter, Melanie Ross and husband Quinn of McAlester; six grandchildren, Kendra Saltis, J. D. Ross, Connor Ross, Taryn Fullingim, Jase Fullingim and Kale Fullingim; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, David Dew and wife Teresa of Ada.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jessie Fullingim; and an infant brother, Charles Wayne Dew.

Bearers will be Matt Dew, J. D. Ross, Connor Ross, Jase Fullingim, Kale Fullingim and Jarrod Saltis.