Melton ?Bill? Mullinix's Obituary
Melton Worth ?Bill? Mullinix Sr., 92, of Richfield passed
away Monday, February 4th, 2019 in CHS-Stanly.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday,
February 8, 2019 at 11 AM at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Nikki
Raye Rice, Rev. Coy Blackmon and Mr. David Grigg officiating. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery. The family will receive
friends on Thursday evening at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle
from 4:30 until 8 PM.
Born November 5, 1926 in Uwharrie, Montgomery County, NC, he
was the son of the late Jesse Matthew Mullinix and Stella Mae Mullinix. He was manager and co-owner of Young Stone Co
and a member of Wesley Chapel UMC where he was Past Chairman of the Board of
Trustees and the Administrative Board as well as the Building Committee and
Methodist Men. Mr. Mullinix was a
veteran of the Army Air Corp and served in Sicily and Italy. Mr. Mullinix was very active throughout his
life in numerous civic roles and was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by
Gov. Roy Cooper in 2018. He served for
20 years on the Stanly County Airport Authority, serving two terms as
Chairman. He was recognized for his
service when the new Stanly County Airport Terminal was named the ?M.W.
Mullinix, Sr. Terminal? in his honor. Mr.
Mullinix also served on the NC Savings and Loan Association, US Small Business
Adminstration Small Business Advisory Board, and the NC Aeronautical Council
(he was appointed by Governors Hunt, Easley and Perdue). He was a founding charter member of the Bank
of Stanly (Now Uwharrie Bank/Uwharrie Capital Corporation) Board of Directors. In addition to his membership in many other
local service organizations including the Civitans and VFW, he received an
Honorary Degree from Pfeiffer University in 1968. He was also the last surviving, Founding Charter
Member of the Richfield-Misenheimer Volunteer Fire Dept.
Mr. Mullinix was preceded in death by his wife of over 60
years, Nancy Hulin Mullinix. Survivors
include son Bill Mullinix Jr. and wife Pat of Richfield, daughter Nancy M.
Talbert and husband Bill of Richfield, grandchildren Bradley F. Morris and wife
Tina, Kristi M. Gurley and husband Jason and Betsy L. Mullinix, great-grandchildren
Ellie Wiggins and husband Quan, Leah Gurley and Jase Gurley, and
great-great-grandchildren Maliah Wiggins and Noah Wiggins.
Memorials may be made to the Melton Worth (Bill) Mullinix
Sr. and Nancy Hulin Mullinix Endowed Scholarship at Montgomery Community
College, 1011 Page St., Troy, NC 27371; Hospice of Stanly and the Uwharrie, 960
N. First St., Albemarle, NC 28001, or to the Stanly Health Foundation, 217
Yadkin St., Albemarle, NC 28001.
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