Mrs. Virginia Perkins Mullin, 84, of Joplin, Missouri, formerly of Goodman, Missouri, departed this life on Tuesday evening, March 28, 2017, at Spring River Christian Village in Joplin, Missouri, after a recent decline in health.
Virginia entered this life on December 24, 1932, in Montpelier, Idaho, daughter of the late Ira Ervan and Florence May (Crumpton) Perkins. She lived in Cokeville, Wyoming until her senior year when she moved to John Day, Oregon, graduating in 1952, from Grant Union High School. On March 31, 1953, she was united in marriage to Tommy Troy Mullin, Sr. and to this union five children were born. A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she served in various teaching and leadership callings, including serving a mission in Stockton, CA in 1997. She received her Bachelors in Secondary Education in 1985 and taught English at Crowder College and McDonald County High School. She enjoyed painting and sculpture, genealogy, puzzles, gardening, and reading. She could usually be found with a book in hand. Her greatest joy was her family and friends, and was always happy to visit with anyone.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Tommy Mullin, Sr. on February 23, 1983; a daughter, Shannon Mullin Keating; and seven siblings, Richard, Elaine, Melvin, Gilbert, Ruth, Reid, and Gerald.
Virginia is survived by her four children, Patricia Mullin of Kansas City, Missouri, Tommy Troy Mullin, Jr., of Noel, Missouri, Nina May Gibson and husband, Randy, of Kansas City, Missouri and Ruth Emily Atkinson and husband, Eric, of Joplin, Missouri; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Glenn Perkins of Pocatello, Idaho and George Perkins of Keller, Washington; a sister, Marie Paddock of Sequim, Washington; several nieces and nephews; as well a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mullin are 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Bishop Duersch officiating. Burial will follow in the Peace Valley Cemetery in Anderson. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Derek Wieberg, Randy Gibson, Eric Atkinson, John Mullin, Paul Gardner, and Jason Hackett. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 2-4:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
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