Diann Pritt (Lee) Fullerton

Diann Pritt Fullerton was born July 28, 1935, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Harry A. and
Nettie E. Lee. She was the youngest of three girls. She lived in and attended schools in
Hoisington, Kansas until grade 8. In 1948 the family moved to Falls City, Nebraska,
where she finished grade 8. In 1949 the family moved to Marysville, Kansas, where she
attended high school and graduated in 1953. In 1953 she entered Baker University in
Baldwin City, Kansas, and graduated in 1958 with an A.B. degree in music. She was
also a member of Phi Mu sorority.
While at Baker University she met her first husband, Larry Haskin. They married in
1956. In 1957 they moved to Lawrence, Kansas, welcomed two children, and in 1959
moved to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1960 the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin. In 1962
Larry and Diann divorced.
In 1963 Diann and the children moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she attended the
University of Utah during 1964-1965 and earned her teaching certificate. She taught
elementary school from 1965-1996 and retired after 31 years.
In 1979 she married Harold Pritt and they enjoyed life as “snowbirds” between Salt Lake
City and Yuma, Arizona, until Harold passed in 2000.
In 2003 she married Donald Fullerton, they were “snowbirds” for a short time. They sold
the house in Salt Lake City and resided in Yuma full-time until Don passed in 2010.
In 2019 she entered into assisted living at Copper Place/Avista in Yuma. As her health
declined, she received greater care and finally hospice care shortly before she went to
be with the Lord on March 4, 2026.
While in Salt Lake City, Diann was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church
and served as the organist from the mid-1960s until 1979. It was there that she met
Harold Pritt.
In Yuma, she was an active member of Gila Mountain United Methodist Church. She
loved playing organ/piano duets with her friends and enjoyed delighting her audiences.
She also enjoyed traveling the country, seeing all the beautiful sites, and visiting
beloved family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Glynnese Jones and Lathelda White,
and her granddaughter Emily Haskin.
She is survived by her children Dierk Haskin (Cheryl) and Rachel Cross, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and extended family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Crossroads Mission in Yuma, Arizona,
at www.crossroadsmission.org.
Her graveside service will be held in Great Bend, Kansas, at a later date.

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