Asheville, N.C. – Eileen Fulton, a pioneering figure in daytime television whose portrayal of Lisa Miller on As the World Turns redefined the soap opera genre, died on July 14, 2025, in Asheville after a period of declining health. She was 90. Fulton was born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty on September 13, 1933, in Asheville, North Carolina. Her early life was shaped by the values of faith and education—her father, Rev. James B. McLarty, served as a Methodist minister in western North Carolina, while her mother, Margaret Glenn McLarty, taught in public schools. After earning a bachelor’s degree in music from…