Thomas B. Pulliam
Thomas B. Pulliam, 74, Nappanee, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Elkhart Hospice House after a short illness.
He was born June 23, 1940, in Detroit, Mich. to Orville T. and Helen Yettaw Pulliam. Mr. Pulliam had lived in Clearwater, Fla. and moved to Nappanee in 1983. He married Ruth Hochstetler Sept. 2, 2006, in Nappanee. Mr. Pulliam retired from Nappanee Wood Products. He enjoyed making and roasting coffee, woodworking in his shop, and gardening and flowers. He was a United States Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving are his wife: Ruth; stepchildren: Nicholas (Sharon) Plank; Sheila (Jewell) Losee; grandson: Lukas Plank, all of Nappanee; and sisters: Marlene (John) Amaral, New Bedford, Mass.; and Diane (Steve) Williams, Syracuse.
Cremation will take place and private family graveside services will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart.