Obituary: Donald Mullinax

Funeral Services for Donald Mullinax of Frankston are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2018 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens with Bro. Dale Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Carroll Springs Cemetery.

Donald Mullinax passed away on July 31, 2018 in Tyler, Texas.

Donald Ray Mullinax was born February 16, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas the son of Price Bates Mullinax and Emma Elizabeth Willenborg Mullinax. He was a self-employed master electrician and owned and operated D-Ray Electric since 1983. He enjoyed working on all kinds of stuff and especially enjoyed metal detecting. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. “Poppy” was a loving father, brother and grandfather who will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Jacqueline Sue Gillenwater Mullinax; two brothers, Leon Mullinax and Melvin Mullinax and one grandson Zachary Mullinax.

He is survived by three children, Donald “Donnie” Mullinax Jr. and wife Susan of Frankston, Kelly Mullinax of Palestine, Monica Atwood and husband Brooks of Frankston; four siblings, Bill Mullinax of Athens, Pat Moore of Bedford, Eddie Mullinax and wife Billie of Euless, Anita Roy of West Lake, Louisiana; eight grandchildren, Trace Andrews and wife Ceci, Trent Andrews and wife Ashley, Lindsey Thornton and husband Nathan, Lacee Mullinax, Buck Atwood, Garrett Atwood, Tori Atwood, Jake Atwood; and six great-grandchildren, Tyler Andrews, Daisy Andrews, Liana Andrews, Nico Andrews, Rylan Andrews, Felicity Thornton.

Visitation will be held Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Serving as pallbearers: Trace Andrews, Trent Andrews, Nathan Thornton, Garrett Atwood, Jake Atwood and Brooks Atwood.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home family.

You may light a candle or write condolences to the family at www.hannigansmith.com.