Mary Eliza "Ree" Graham Fulwood, 96, widow of Daniel Fulwood and the daughter of the late Ladson and Mary Goodman Graham, was born in Sumter, SC on May 13, 1924. She departed this life on December 29, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia, SC.

Ree, as she was affectionately called, attended the public schools of Sumter County. She gave her life to Christ at an early age at Asbury United Methodist Church. She became a life-long member of Mt Sinai African Methodist Episcopal Church after marriage.

Mary enjoyed cooking, baking, playing music, and community involvement. There was always something cooking in the kitchen and if you dropped by you were offered a good meal. She baked cakes for community members, for birthdays, weddings, and holidays. She taught herself to play the piano and could play by ear.

Mary was a volunteer for multiple community organizations, including Feed-A-Child, Meals-on-Wheels, Council on Aging, and the USDA Food Distribution for low-income families. She was instrumental in starting a daycare program at the Shiloh Community Center. Mary was a longtime dedicated poll manager and even voted in the 2020 election. She served as a dedicated and faithful member of Order of Eastern Star #351.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Fulwood of 69 years, and her oldest son Burnie Fulwood Sr. She is survived by a son Harry Fulwood Sr., ten grandchildren, Burnie (Njeri) Fulwood Jr., Sandra Fulwood (Eric) Graham, Matilda Fulwood Richardson, Harry Fulwood Jr. (Marcous Gardner), Michelle Fulwood (Marcus) McDowell, Tara Toney, Shonda Fulwood (Andrew) Johnson, James Daniel Fulwood, Jordan Chandler Fulwood, and Daniel Horace Fulwood. She has thirteen great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends. A few special family members include daughter in-law Jerlean Tomlin, nieces Deborah Price and Beverly Gayle Laws, nephews Joseph Daniel York and Eddie Fulwood, and cousins Mary Lou Dickey and Lottie Frierson.