William “Earl” Mullins, Sr., 48, Vinton, Ohio, went to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on January 17, 2013, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and was a member of the River City Fellowship Church, Gallipolis, and the Harley Owners Group, Gallipolis. He was a former member of the Vinton Volunteer Fire Department.

Earl was born March 15, 1964, in Cincinnati, son of the late Gene Mullins and Janice Hall Mullins Davis. He is survived by his wife, Julie Ann Holcomb Mullins, and two sons, Earl (Keena) Mullins, Jr., and Russell Mullins, Vinton, Ohio; daughter, Faye (Todd) Pethtel, Bidwell, Ohio; and stepson, Alex May, Vinton, Ohio. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Nathan, Annaleigh and Jamie Bing, Laella Mullins and Caleb Hunter Mullins; and brother, Jeff (Linda) Mullins, Bidwell, Ohio.

In addition to his parents, Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Loneva Russell Mullins.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in the River City Fellowship Church, 252 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio (Corner of Third and Court Street), with Pastor John O’Brien officiating. Burial will follow in the Vinton Memorial Park under the direction of McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio.

Friends may call at the River City Fellowship Church on Monday, 4-8 p.m.

Condolences may be sent to mccoymoore.com.