Mary Fulkerson

Mary Catherine Payne Keiser Fulkerson passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born September 1, 1922 to James L. and Catherine Benita (Knott) Payne in Whitesville, Kentucky. She was a member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish. She retired from Glenmore Distillery after 37 years of employment. She enjoyed sewing, singing, and dancing. Mary is preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, Matthew Keiser and her second husband, Leo Fulkerson; her son, Ronald Keiser; her brothers, Vincent, James, Gerald, Herbert, Frank and Raymond Payne; and a sister, Lucille Neumann. She is survived by her children, Joyce (Gerald) Nalley, Sarah (PJ) Hayden both of Owensboro, and a son Matthew H. (Kathleen) Keiser of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Teresa (Paul) Simpson; a brother, Edward (Julie) Payne of Evansville, IN; and many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be noon Monday, December 30, 2019 at Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 am until time of service Monday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Carmel Home; 2501 Old Hartford Road; Owensboro, Kentucky 42303, the Alzheimer's Association in Memory of Leo Fulkerson; 6100 Dutchmans Lane Ste 401; Louisville, Kentucky 40205 or to Sts. Joseph and Paul; 609 E 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303. Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Fulkerson. Share your messages of condolence with the family of Mary Catherine Payne Keiser Fulkerson at www.haleymcginnis.com