Mavis R. Mullis' Obituary
Mavis R. Mullis
August 11, 1935 – October 20, 2025
Mavis, 90, was reunited with her beloved Parks and met her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 20, 2025.
There was no one like her, and though she will be missed, we take comfort in knowing we will see her again.
Mavis was a hard-working woman who loved her garden, mowing her yard, and planting the most beautiful flowers and plants. She made sure the freezer and shelves were full from each year’s harvest. Many know that she was famous for her homemade kraut that was sold in the community and local grocery stores. She was a prominent member of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church and loved to serve the church her famous chicken and dumplings. The love she had for her family was unmatched, and they felt it every day.
Mavis was born August 11, 1935, in Monroe. She was the daughter of the late William Sanford Rushing and Velma Donna Williams Rushing and her husband, Parks Mullis. She is also preceded in death by her sisters Pauline Polk and Colene Hinson and her brother Kenneth Rushing.
Mavis is survived by her sons Gary Mullis and wife Janice of Marshville and Ronnie Mullis and wife Teresa of Marshville; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren: Randy Mullis and wife Leigh and their boys Landen and Ashton; Tera Staton and husband Tommy and their boys Bo and Brady; Jessica Surratt and her children Taylor and Reagan; Ashley Ivey and her husband Charles and their children Dylan, Allison, and Parker; and Dane Mullis and his wife Haylea and their girls Eden and Reece.
Her funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, October 24th, 2025 at Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church with Elder James Carelock and Elder Chris Broadway officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10 AM until 10:45 AM prior to the service.
Special thanks to the staff of Brookdale Memory Care Unit for taking such good care of her in the past few months.
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