Mrs. Mattie Ruth Mann Mullican's Obituary
On Thursday, November 23, 2017, Mattie Ruth Mann Mullican went to be with the Lord. Friends and family called her Ruth. Ruth was born on September 26, 1926, to Thomas Jahue and Essie Mae Davis Mann. Ruth had a long work history with The Fair Store in Dadeville and became the manager. She was the manager until her retirement in 1988. She was a devoted wife, mother, and sister. She loved the Lord, her family, and her work. Ruth was a longtime member of the Red Ridge Methodist Church, attending weekly for as long as her health would allow with friends and relatives enabling her desire to be at her beloved church.
Ruth was married to Joseph R. Mullican for 59 years and they had one daughter, Joyce. Ruth leaves behind her beloved daughter, Joyce and Son-in-law, Phillip Trussell; grandchildren, Laura Elizabeth (Brent) Dickey and Phillip Joseph (Misty) Trussell; and great grandchildren Anna Elizabeth and Andrew Colin Dickey. Also, the last of the siblings, Beatrice Mann Golden; sisters-in-law Donna Mullican, and Ramona Mann, along with many sweet and special nieces, nephews, and their children.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph R. Mullican; her parents Thomas Jahue Mann and Essie Mae Davie Mann; and siblings; Jahue, Mitchell, Wilmer, Chester, Elbert, Grady, Fletcher, Bryant, Davis, Herbert, Annie Sue Mann, and Sarah Gertrude Mann Milton.
The funeral service for Ruth will be Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm at the Red Ridge United Methodist Church with Rev. John Mann and Rev. Vicki Cater officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 pm until 2:30 pm prior to services at the Church.
The family will accept flowers or memorial contributions may be made to the Red Ridge United Methodist Church, 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville, AL 36853.
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