Virginia C. Mullis, 85, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 at the Pavilion. Ms. Mullis was born Nov. 11, 1926 in Pierce County and had lived in Baxley for most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church. Virginia was the daughter of the late Alston Cook and the late Bessie Ivey Cook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie B. Mullis, a sister, Rose Chancey and a brother, Preston Cook.
Survivors include her son, Pete Mullis of Baxley; two grandsons, Wayne (Heather) Mullis and Casey Mullis, of Baxley; two great-grandchildren, Malachi and Mariah Mullis, both of Baxley; one sister, Mary Bryant of Blackshear and one brother, Alston Cook, Jr. of Tennessee.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 in the chapel of David E. Miles Funeral Home with the Revs. Rick Brown and Billy Gardner officiating. Interment followed in Omega Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Mickey Bass, Corey Bass, John Tillman, Cody Williams, Daniel Miller and Charles Bryant, Jr.
Musical selections were rendered by the Rev. Billy Gardner and the Rev. Rick Brown.
Arrangements were under the direction of David E. Miles Funeral Home.