Sarg Mullinax

(From Carson-Wall Funeral Home)

Richard D. “Sarg” Mullinax, 79, lifelong Parsons resident, died at 1:30 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2024 at his home.

He was born in Parsons on November 21, 1944, to George and Nadine (Wall) Mullinax. He graduated from Parsons High School in 1962 and attended Parsons Junior College and Kansas State College of Pittsburg. He enlisted in the United States Navy and was on active duty two years and several more years in the reserves.

Sarg worked for the M-K-T Railroad for eighteen years and in 1988 joined Joe Beasley in forming M. and M. Moulders in Cherryvale. In 1996 the company became a division of Grandview Products and he continued as manager. He retired in 2004 after becoming disabled following an accident.

He and LaDonna Wells were married November 23, 1966 in the former Evangelical United Brethren Church. She survives of the home.

In his childhood his family were members of the Foursquare Church and in recent years he attended the First Baptist Church. For fifteen years he and LaDonna spent the winters in south Texas. They also were active in the Neosho Valley Good Sams Camping Club and for a number of years were Kansas City Chiefs season ticket holders. He enjoyed being outside and loved to golf, fish, fly and do woodworking. He enjoyed following K. U. basketball.

Besides his wife, LaDonna, he is survived by two sons, Brad Mullinax (Melissa) of Omaha, NE and Jared Mullinax (Jennifer) of Olathe; seven grandchildren, Ian, Zach, Chloe, Grace, Isabelle, Samuel and Sophia; two brothers, Roger Mullinax (Lois) of The Villages, FL and Rusty Mullinax (Ona) of Golden City, MO; two brothers-in-law, Larry Wells (Cynthia Allen) of Cincinnati, OH and Lowell Wells (Tina) of Parsons; several nephews, nieces and cousins. His parents and a sister, Beth Mullinax Grider, preceded him in death.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, with Pastor Travis Ball officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday. Memorials are suggested to either the First Baptist Church or the Gentiva Hospice. They may be left at or sent to the funeral home at P. O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online messages may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.