Roy Mullins

My mom's dad, "Pampa" Roy had been very sick. Some sort of blood desease that required him to have blood transfusions very often. 2 weeks before Christmas we visited with him. He was lucid but couldn't remember things. He commented that he hated getting old if it meant you couldn't remember anything. 3 weeks ago he took a decidly drastic turn for the worse. He had constant in house care. They stopped giving him some of his medications. We knew the time was short.
Soon he had to be admitted to the hospice ward. After church on Wednesday night last week I stopped by the hospital and visited. He was sleeping. Apparently that's all he had been doing. His wife, Dixie, was there and we had a nice chat. When I left, she walked out with me for the first time in a while to go home and sleep. She'd been there a long time. The next day I took my sons with me and we sat and visited. Papa,(as I call him. Pampa was his word) was still sleeping and hadn't woke.
He had lost any weight he had left. Nothing but a skeleton. He had been steadily losing weight for some time since had contracted the blood disorder. Tuesday, almost a week ago, on my way to work, I recieved the dreaded call. He had passed away the night before at around 11pm.
This was tough. I'd been through this once before. My other grandfather had passed away about 10 years ago. I had been in the very room whe the Angels swooped down. It makes you feal so mortal. I had incriminations about the how little time we had spent together. How well we actually knew each other. Then I realize, it didn't matter now because there was nothing that can be done to correct it.
You just think everyone will be around for ever. But it just isn't true

Roy Mullins
Funeral Time: Friday, March 31st at 10:00AM
Mullins, Roy, 81, formerly of Knott County, husband of Dixie Lee Mullins, died Monday, March 27, 2006 at the Hospice Care Center. Born in Amburgey, KY, he was the son of the late Leander and Allie Gibson Mullins. Mr. Mullins was a Union College graduate, a U.S. Army World War II veteran, and a German Prisoner of War. He was retired from Kentucky State Government where he had been a director of the Department of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement. He was a former Vice President of Arch Mineral, a Knott County Court Clerk for 12 years, and a principle and teacher in the Knott County School System. Mr. Mullins attended Southland Christian Church. Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Lanine Little, Lexington, Lana (Charles) Cornett, Hindman, KY; a sister, Ruby Faye Mullins, Amburgey, KY; a stepdaughter, Lisa (Robert) Tudor, Frankfort, KY; a stepson, Mark (Kelley) Cheatham, Danville, KY; 9 grandchildren, Michael Little, Jr., Emily (Jeff) Frohlich, Debbie (Heath) Todd, Michelle (Jeff) Fugate, Chad (Mary) Cornett, Justin Cornett, Jeanne Faye Mullins, Stephanie (Jeremy) Gibbons, and Jason Mullins; 11 great grandchildren; a special niece; and two nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Rickie Neal Mullins; and a sister, Audrey Mae Terry. Funeral services will be 10 am Friday at Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, KY with Pastor Jeff Fugate presiding. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery in Jeff, KY. Grandsons and great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be 3 – 9 pm Wed. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. and 5-10 pm Thurs. at Hindman Funeral Home with a service at 7 pm. Memorial contributions are suggested to Cardinal Hill Hospital, 2050 Versailles Rd., Lex. KY 40504.

Thanks, "Pampa". You will be missed.