Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Mullen / Mullins
Obituaries
Mullen / Mullins
Freeman Funeral Home
Shelbyville, Indiana
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Gay Lynn Mullins, 77, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. In 1967, Gay graduated from Crawfordsville High School. She obtained her Bachelor’s in education from Indiana State University in 1971. Gay completed her Master’s degree in Reading and Learning Disabilities at Indiana State University in 1975. She loved education and found it very important for their grandchildren to have a college education. Gay taught first grade in Darlington from 1972 to 1983 and owned and operated Discovery Preschool at the First Christian Church in Shelbyville for 11 years, retiring in 1994. Gay was a member of the PEO Sisterhood for 10 years, and Tri Kappa for 11 years. She volunteered at the USO Camp Atterbury for 10 years. She was a member of Saint George Lutheran Church.
Growing up, Gay always had a dog, but more recently, she and Scott had three cats, Hootie, Tootie and Callie. Gay loved to travel, she and Scott had been to 30 countries, but she still enjoyed a ride in her convertible to Brown County for a picnic in the park. She was a friend of Bill W. Gay enjoyed watching the television series Bones.
She was born on June 18, 1949, in Crawfordsville, the daughter of Lawrence and Betty (VanVolkenburg) Wood. On December 18, 1971, she married her husband of 54 years, Scott Mullins, and he survives. In addition to Scott, Gay is survived by her daughter, Mackenzie Kieffer of Franklin; son, Benjamin Mullins and wife, Cassie, of Kokomo; sister, Terrie Miller and husband, David, of Crawfordsville; grandchildren, Ezra Kieffer and Lily Mullins; nephew, Nick Miller and wife, Lisa, of Longmont, Colorado.
Gay was preceded in death by her parents.
Private services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 136 E. Washington St., Shelbyville, Indiana 46176.
Shelbyville, Indiana
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The Shelby News
Friday, September 14, 2012
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Norman F. "Mutt" Mullen, 83, of Fairland, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born May 2, 1929, in Shelby County to Hubert and Mabel (Callahan) Mullen. He married Louise (McGrew) Mullen on Nov. 26, 1948, and she survives in Fairland.Friday, September 14, 2012
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Other survivors include a son, Bob Mullen (wife, Annette) of Shelbyville; two daughters, Nancy Sanders (husband, Perry) of Shelbyville and Barb Ginder (husband, Ron) of Wayland, Mich.; a brother, Harold J. Mullen (wife, Madge) of Shelbyville; two sisters, Bertha Fisher (husband, Ralph) of Fairland and MaryDell Schofner (husband, Russell) of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren, Scott Mullen (wife, Abby), Angela Mullen, Amanda Sanders, Phillip Mullen, Matthew Mullen, Andrea Farag (husband, Adam) and Ashley Ginder; and a great-grandchild, Mia Mullen. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Mullen had been a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Fairland High School in 1947. Norman and his brother owned Mullen's Grocery in Fairland for several years. He also was a carpenter and owner of Mullen Brothers Construction for many years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Shelbyville.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Fairland Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Robb Barlow officiating. Visitation will be private for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Cancer Association of Shelby County in care of the funeral home.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
The Shelbyville News
Monday, June 17, 2002
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HELEN E. ROBINSON MULLEN
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Helen Elizabeth Robinson Mullen, 88, of Franklin, former Shelby County resident, died Saturday, June 15, 2002, at Masonic Home in Franklin. Born Oct. 18, 1913 in Crab Orchard, Ken., she was the daughter of Richard Austin and Lucy Faulkerson (Rigsbey) Robinson. She married Clyde E. Mullen on Sept. 29, 1933 in Shelbyville, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 28, 2001.Monday, June 17, 2002
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HELEN E. ROBINSON MULLEN
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Survivors include three sons, Robert Mullen of Indianapolis, Frank Mullen of Waldron and Stephen Mullen of Frankfort; three daughters, Caryl Mitchell of East Lansing, Mich., Lizabeth Downey of Lancaster, Calif. and Lucinda Harrison of Upland, Calif.; a sister, Josephine Struben of North Vernon; 16 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Robinson and a sister, Anna Mae Hill.
Mrs. Mullen granduated from Boggstown High School. She managed the Diana Shops in Shelbyville and retired from Sanders Jewelers in Shelbyville. She was a member of Burney Baptist Church in Greensburg, Eastern Star Lodge #147, the Tive and Take Garden Club and was a lifetime member of the Garden Club of Indiana.
Runeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home, 110 E. North St., in Greensburg, with the Rev. Rand Hooton officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Second Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Johnson County. Memorial contributions many be made to Burney Baptist Church, 1293 S. County Road 850 West, Greensburg, IN, 47240 or to Southeastern Baptist Camp, P.O. Box 638, Westport, IN, 47283.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Republican
Friday, September 20, 1907
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WELL KNOWN MAN
DIED MONDAY
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(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Sanford A. Mullen, a prominent resident of Blude Ridge, died at his house at that place Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, of typhoid fever, aged fifty-three years, two months and eleven days. Deceased was born and raised in Shelby county and was a contractor and carpenter most of his life. It is thought that Mr. Mullen's last illness was the result of exposure. He had been building a house for Mr. Roberts, a farmer, and at night would sleep on the new hay in the barn. This is thought to have caused his death. Deceased leaves a widow and nine children -- William Mullen, Harry Mullen, Jacob Mullen, Curtis Mullen, George Mullen, Mrs. Mary Creed, Mrs. Stella Neeb and Misses Ethel and Delpha Mullen. The Odd Fellows, of which order he was a member, will have charge of the funeral services which will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Christian church in Blue Ridge, Rev. Leora Tillison officiating. Interment in the cemetery at Blue Ridge in charge of Stewart & Fix.Friday, September 20, 1907
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WELL KNOWN MAN
DIED MONDAY
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(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
