HARTFORD CITY, IN
Benjamin Mullins, 80, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015
at his home.
The son of Oscar and Goldie (Stegall) Mullins, he was born
on August 31, 1934 in Antigo, Wisconsin.
Ben served his country in the Army and attended Allied
Institution of Technology in Chicago. He
married Frances Buie on March 10, 1956 in Liberty, Indiana.
He worked in construction as an iron worker for several
years, and was a part of the team that worked on the Hartford City News Times,
Hartford Concrete, and HP Products. Ben then
worked as a millwright for Delco Electric of Kokomo, retiring in 1996.
Mr. Mullins was a loving husband, father and
grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Frances, three
daughters: Glenda Hamilton (Mark), Muncie, Deborah Harper, Indianapolis, and
Jean Cogan, Upland, two brothers, James Mullins (Dorothy), and Charles Bowen
Jr. (Vickie), two sisters: Sharon Hutchinson
(Dan), and Beverly Masters, grandchildren: Michael Bennett (Stacy), Heather
Thompson (Allen), Davin Cogan, and Danielle McClain, great-grandchildren:
Michael Riddle, Aurora Bennett, Adrianna Cogan, Benjamin Bennett and Alison
Bennett, as well as several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Mullins and
Goldie Bowen, a brother Conrad Mullins, and two sisters, Ann Palmer and Dorothy
Louise Bowen.
A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday, July
18 at the Upland United Methodist Church, 214 E. Grant St., Upland with Rev.
Rob Neel officiating.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 11:00 A.M.
until services Saturday.
Memorials may be made in his name to the American Cancer
Society, 5635 W. 96th St. #100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
The family would like to thank the staff of IU Health Ball
Memorial Hospice for their kind service.
Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Waters Funeral
Home, Hartford City
Online condolences may be left for the family at
www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
