Stella Fuller
( 1883 - 1981 )

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Stella Fuller (1883-1981) ministered to the needy of Huntington for more than 60 years, first as a member of the Salvation Army, then as head of her own settlement house. Born Stella Lewis Cremeans in Point Pleasant, she grew up in riral Mason County, At age 19 she moved to Welch to work for a law firm. She returned to Huntington after marrying Elmer Fuller in 1907. Attracted by the Salvation Army's religious and charitable programs,  she joined the organization in 1916, embarking on a career that would spsin more thsn 25 years. But she grew unhappy with the Salvation Army's many rules and regulations and determined to do what she thought was best. And that's exactly what she did for the next 38 years at the Stella Fuller Settlement, Located at 128 Washington Ave. in one of Huntington poorest neighborhoods. She was known to many throughout the city as the "Angel of Huntington."

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