LEONA ELIZABETH MULLINS
  
Rites were held Sunday at the Keaton Fork United Baptist Church
for Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Mullins, 79, who died August 11 1966 at
her home.
  
The seventh daughter and one of thirteen children of the late
Thomas and Mary Gambill Rose, Mrs. Mullins was a lifelong resident
of Johnson County.
      
She married William H. Mullins on February 27, 1905. The couple
had twelve children, nine of whom survive. Her husband preceded
her in death, as did three of her children; Ralph, Sarah Elda and
Boyd Worth Mullins.
    
Surviving are seven sons, including Jesse, Red Bush; Mort, Keaton;
Charles, Campbellsville; Basil and Bobby Elwood, Paintsville;
Pearl F., Martha; and Harold of Wheelersburg.
    
Also surviving sre two daughters, Mrs. Polly Margaret Huff of
Lexington and Mrs. Maude Bell Hayes of Minford, Ohio. Thirty Five
grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and three great great
grandchildren also survive. Two brothers, John and Charles Keaton,
and two sisters. Mrs. Esta Thompson of Keaton and Mrs. Luzetts
Skaggs of Martha survive Mrs. Mullins. Mrs. Mullins, a member of
the United Baptist Church since 1900, served her community as a
midwife for more than 30 years.
  
Officiating minister for the services was J.T. Bailey.
  
Burail was in the Mullins family cemetery at Keaton.
   
The Paintsville Herald
August 17, 1966 
    

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