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.
Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
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.
