Merton E. Mullen 1915-1966

MULLEN

Posted By: Julia Johnson (email)
Date: 9/6/2014 at 20:56:24

 M. E. MULLEN
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M. E. Mullen Rites in Arizona
 
Funeral services for Merton Eugene Mullen, 50, Safford, Ariz., were held Feb. 21 at the First Methodist Church in Safford with Rev. Ron Roberts officiating. Mr. Mullen died Feb. 18, 1966, in Safford Inn Hospital, following a brief illness. The final committal services were held in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Safford where military honors were paid Mr. Mullen by the Swift-Murphy Post No. 32 of the The American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary.
 
Eugene Mullen was born April 5, 1915 in Elliott, Iowa, the second child born to Alexander and Clara Duff Goltry Mullen. He lived his younger life at home with his parents in Iowa.
 
He entered the United States Navy in October 1933 and served until October 1937. He later re-enlisted in December 1941 and served until August 1945.
 
He went to Arizona, settling in Safford in 1946 and worked as a bookkeeper for the Richfield bulk plant and Allred's Insurance Agency.
 
He is survived by his wife, June, of Safford; one son, Kenneth of Banning, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Newberry of Inglewood, Calif.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mullen [Clara Duff Goltry] of Bedford [Iowa]; three brothers, Dean and Robert Mullen, both of Bedford [Iowa], and Kenneth of Arcadia, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Wheeler of Bedford [Iowa], Mrs. Jean McQuaid of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Mrs. Doris Rhue of La Canada, Calif.; three grandchildren; 39 nieces and nephews
 
Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 17, 1966 [p.2]