Christy Kay Fuller

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Christy Kay Fuller on November 11th, at the age of 63, from cardiac arrest. Chris was a spitfire and a jokester with a heart of gold, and the Verde Valley will surely miss her and her contributions to our community. 

Chris was born on February 25, 1963, in Cottonwood, Arizona to Willie and K Fuller. She grew up in Cornville, attended school in the Verde Valley and graduated from Mingus Union HS in 1980. She held many jobs during her years, but most important to her were as a school bus driver for COCSD and as a cook at the Yavapai County Jail. 

Chris opened her taxi & livery service in late 2005, CJ’s Need a Lift, which later became CK’s Need A Lift. She started the business as a solo driver, sleeping with the phone on her chest making sure not to miss one call. Chris spent most of her time on the roads helping people get to and from their destinations. She was a lifeline for some customers as she picked up and delivered their meds and groceries. She knew the residents and the roads like no one else in the Verde Valley. CK’s Need A Lift has and will remain open under new ownership, but with the same name in honor of her legacy. 

Chris was such a good friend to many. She knew everyone and everyone knew her. With her quick wit and sharp tongue, if you didn’t know her, you soon would if you were in the same room. She always had a story to tell. She was boisterous, opinionated and could be cantankerous if you upset her. But she was also a sweet, kind and extremely generous person. Her belief was that everyone counted, and everyone mattered, no matter where you were at in life. We are at peace knowing that the Lord has given Chris eternal happiness in his beloved kingdom. 

Chris’s love for English Bulldogs was immense. She rescued several bulldogs and a couple others; they were her children that brought her so much joy. She cooked for them and gave them their cookies when she came in the door after a long day of work. Hannah, Pooh Bear, Patches, Mugsy and Dixie have all crossed the rainbow bridge and Monique has now found her furever home. 

Chris was a member of the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary. Each organization played a large role in her life.

Chris is survived by her sister and brother in law, Misha & Jerold (Yacky) Pippin, sister Joyce Carlson, niece Saraye (Cody) Taylor, nephew AJ (Tonya) McIntyre, her grand nieces and nephews, Aiden, Aaron, Lauryn, Kayla, Cynthia, Chance, Elijah, Skylar, Evelyn and Ethan, and her family friends, Larry & Ruth McIntyre and Johnny Flores. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Gene Hallet Fuller & Hugh Kenneth Fuller, Jr., her first love Duane “Dean” Fraser and her second, Ron Hodges. 

A memorial service for Chris will be held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. A Rosary service will be held at Westcott Funeral home on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. In honor of her generous spirit, we ask that donations be made to the Almost Home Bulldog Rescue in Tempe, AZ in lieu of flowers. Although Chris is no longer with us, her legacy will live on.