The Rev. Margaret Fullman

Served United Methodist Church
    PLAINSBORO — The Rev. Margaret Ann Grow Fullman died Sunday of cancer. She was 61.
   She was an ordained deacon, serving as the associate pastor for Christian education at the Princeton United Methodist Church for the past 15 years.
   Educated at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, she received her master of Christian education degree with honors from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill.
   Throughout her 32-year ministry she served at six Methodist churches in four annual conferences: Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, Fredericksburg, Va., Grace United Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, Md., Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond, Va., Fishkill United Methodist Church in Fishkill, N.Y., Hyde Park Methodist Church in Hyde Park, N.Y., and the Princeton United Methodist Church in Princeton.
   A member of the Christian Educators Fellowship and the American Association of Christian Counselors, between 1997 and 2007 she also served the General New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in a variety of roles including co-chair of the Order of Deacons, chair of the Probationary Studies Program, member of the Board of Ordained Ministry and its executive committee, a candidacy mentor and a member of the Clergy Mentoring Team.
   Born in Morgantown, W. Va., she was daughter of the late James Foster and Mary Louise Woodhull Grow. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Douglas C. Fullman of Plainsboro; daughter Aimee R. Fullman of Arlington, Va.; son Clark W. Fullman of Lawrence; brother and sister-in-law James F. Jr. and Patricia B. Grow of Bath, Ohio; and sister and brother-in-law Becky and Donald Ilg of Stanley, N.C.
   A memorial worship service to celebrate the Rev. Fullman’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Princeton United Methodist Church.
   Visiting hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Louise Grow & Peggy Fullman Christian Education Fund through the Princeton United Methodist Church, St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, or the charity of the donor’s choice.