Sharon Leora Mullins
March 18, 1945 — August 16, 2005
Sharon Leora Mullins, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 60.
She was born on March 18, 19455 in Longmont, Colorado, the daughter of Ned W. and Leora (McGinnis) Thompson. She was raised in Fort Collins, Colorado and attended local schools. On December 23, 1962, she was united in marriage to Edward L. Mullins, in Colorado. The family lived throughout Colorado. Edward preceded her in death on April 26, 1987, after which, Sharon attended nursing school. After Sharon was certified as an LPN, she moved to Augusta, Kansas, to care for her mother. She later moved to Eureka.
Sharon was a member of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church of Eureka.
She is survived by one son, Michael Mullins, of Eureka; one daughter, Julie G. Eskew of Eureka; one sister, Mary Dee Coots, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Patrick E. Mullins; and two brothers.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., on Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 19, 2005 at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka with Pastor Alan Hunter of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial be made to the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home.
She was born on March 18, 19455 in Longmont, Colorado, the daughter of Ned W. and Leora (McGinnis) Thompson. She was raised in Fort Collins, Colorado and attended local schools. On December 23, 1962, she was united in marriage to Edward L. Mullins, in Colorado. The family lived throughout Colorado. Edward preceded her in death on April 26, 1987, after which, Sharon attended nursing school. After Sharon was certified as an LPN, she moved to Augusta, Kansas, to care for her mother. She later moved to Eureka.
Sharon was a member of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church of Eureka.
She is survived by one son, Michael Mullins, of Eureka; one daughter, Julie G. Eskew of Eureka; one sister, Mary Dee Coots, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Patrick E. Mullins; and two brothers.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., on Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 19, 2005 at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka with Pastor Alan Hunter of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial be made to the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home.
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