Robert "Bob" Warren Mullins

Bob Mullins was a loving Husband, Father and Papa. He passed away after he beat the odds, like a cat with nine lives. In his life, he was buried alive, was in country during the Vietnam War, beat cancer, heart issues and a list of illnesses that would have taken most men. He never stopped smiling through them all and always acted like there was nothing to worry about. 

Bob served proudly and was a highly decorated United States Air Force Veteran that honorably served his country for 20 years before retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1989. 

Working for Howard Book at City Farm meant so much to him. He often said that Howard was a lot like him, in that they weren’t afraid of hard work and both valued being a family man and their belief in God. He believed younger men didn’t understand but Howard did. 

Bob had a Love-Hate relationship with old cars. He loved them, but taught his son that cussing while working on them was essential to fix them properly. 

Bob had a unique ability to overpay for most things and we all accepted that the buy high-sell low curse is also in his children’s DNA. 

He loved to talk and never met a stranger. Story time with Papa is something that none of us will forget. We have all heard the same stories at least a thousand times. The stories evolved over the years to add humor. At this point, none of us remember what really happened, just the version he shared as we all laughed. 

He was a kind and generous man and he willingly and regularly gave of himself. Whether it be his time, his wealth of knowledge or a material gift, he never hesitated to share and help in any way possible. 

He was the kind of guy that has done everything and wasn’t impressed by much. If you knew him, he had all the answers that Google didn’t. Even if it was wrong, none of us could prove it so it made sense to just go with it. 

Bob had many chapters in his life. Veteran, farmer, even a lit bit biker and cowboy. His love of his life, as he called them, Furkids were well known and he spent many hours with one of them on his lap. He was known for coming up with unique names and the two that are missing him right now are Oscar Meyer and Cocobear. 

The most important chapter of his life was as a Husband, Father and Papa. His children knew they could come to him with any problems. You could see the love in his eyes for all of them. 

His wife, Wilma has been with him through healthy times and some serious illnesses. He knew she had his back as he had hers. They were best friends and were often told by others that they hoped their relationships could be as good as theirs. 

When he was told he had esophageal cancer and had had six months to live, he made it his plan to make sure Wilma was taken care of and he accomplished it. They don't make them like this anymore and they definitely broke the mold after him. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Edna Mullins, brothers, Clayton (Fuddle) and Eddie Mullins and sister Patsy Weisinger. 

Bob is survived by his wife of almost 32 years, Wilma Mullins, his son Brian Mullins and daughter-in-law Brandi Mullins, his daughter Melissa Mullins Hartmankok and son-in-law Jeff Hartmankok. Brother Orville (Moon) Mullins, Sisters Anna Garner, Linda Centeno and Rosa Souza. Grandchildren, Matthew Lowery, Collin Mullins, Shaylynn Lis, Mikayla Strickland, Kaitlan DeSoto, Amanda Strickland, Brooklin Mullins and Kamerlin Mullins, Great grandchildren, Jaxson Lowery, Aunalee Lis and Aurelia Mullins, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. 

A visitation will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 4:00-7:00pm at Harper Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 10:00am at Harper Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at 2:00pm at Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, TX.