1941
Dennis Ray
2020
Dennis Ray Mullins
April 2, 1941 — November 27, 2020
Mr. Dennis Ray Mullins, age 79, of Hollister, MO and formerly of Pocahontas, TN, passed from this life on Friday night, November 27, 2020 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, MO.
Memorial Services will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Essary Springs Baptist Church. A "pass through" memorial visitation will take place beginning at 12:00 pm. Those wishing to visit should enter the front door of the church and exit through through the designated door in the rear. A private, immediate family only, burial will take place in Essary Springs Cemetery following the service.
Mr. Mullins was born on Wednesday, April 2, 1941 in Corinth, MS to the late Dennis F. and Blanche Margaret Hurst Mullins and spent his early life in Alcorn County, MS. He attended Middleton (TN) High School until 10th grade, at which time, his family moved to Memphis. There, he graduated from Whitehaven High School in the class of 1960. He married the former Judieth Gale Bennett on Friday, September 10, 1965.
He worked 30 years for International Harvester/Navistar in both Memphis and Springfield, OH (where he lived for 10 years) retiring in 1998. A member of the Essary Springs Baptist Church, he also was a Mason (Scottish Rite and College) for over 50 years with joint membership in the Adams Lodge #264 in Middleton and the Jonesboro Lodge #250 in Walnut, MS.
Mr. Mullins is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judieth Gale Mullins of Hollister, MO; one daughter, Angelia (Keith) Huels of Branson, MO; two sons, Michael Ray (Angel) Mullins of Memphis and Kenneth Mark Mullins of Walnut; a sister, Margaret S. (Chip) Reese of Maryville, TN; one brother, Randall (Sharon) Mullins of Tacoma, WA; five grandchildren, Kayla (Ryan) Watkins, Hunter Huels, Christian, Willow and Julie Mullins; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt Whitaker, Colby, Austyn and Layne Watkins; a brother-in-law, James Clayton Bennett of Fisherville, TN; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia L. Mullins; and a sister-in-law, Jan Bennett.
Memorials may be sent to one of the following:
1 - Samaritan's Purse, 1-828-622-1980, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607; http://www.samaritanspurse.org; or
2 - The Gideons International, 1-866-382-4253, PO Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251; http://www.gideons.org
Memorial Services will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Essary Springs Baptist Church. A "pass through" memorial visitation will take place beginning at 12:00 pm. Those wishing to visit should enter the front door of the church and exit through through the designated door in the rear. A private, immediate family only, burial will take place in Essary Springs Cemetery following the service.
Mr. Mullins was born on Wednesday, April 2, 1941 in Corinth, MS to the late Dennis F. and Blanche Margaret Hurst Mullins and spent his early life in Alcorn County, MS. He attended Middleton (TN) High School until 10th grade, at which time, his family moved to Memphis. There, he graduated from Whitehaven High School in the class of 1960. He married the former Judieth Gale Bennett on Friday, September 10, 1965.
He worked 30 years for International Harvester/Navistar in both Memphis and Springfield, OH (where he lived for 10 years) retiring in 1998. A member of the Essary Springs Baptist Church, he also was a Mason (Scottish Rite and College) for over 50 years with joint membership in the Adams Lodge #264 in Middleton and the Jonesboro Lodge #250 in Walnut, MS.
Mr. Mullins is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judieth Gale Mullins of Hollister, MO; one daughter, Angelia (Keith) Huels of Branson, MO; two sons, Michael Ray (Angel) Mullins of Memphis and Kenneth Mark Mullins of Walnut; a sister, Margaret S. (Chip) Reese of Maryville, TN; one brother, Randall (Sharon) Mullins of Tacoma, WA; five grandchildren, Kayla (Ryan) Watkins, Hunter Huels, Christian, Willow and Julie Mullins; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt Whitaker, Colby, Austyn and Layne Watkins; a brother-in-law, James Clayton Bennett of Fisherville, TN; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia L. Mullins; and a sister-in-law, Jan Bennett.
Memorials may be sent to one of the following:
1 - Samaritan's Purse, 1-828-622-1980, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607; http://www.samaritanspurse.org; or
2 - The Gideons International, 1-866-382-4253, PO Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251; http://www.gideons.org
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Saturday, December 12, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)
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