Eyvind Clidis Mullins

April 17, 1940 - February 16, 2020

Eyvind Clidis Mullins, 79, of Warren, Michigan, formerly of Hartley, Kentucky, passed from this life on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Ascension-St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He was born on April 17, 1940 to the late Woodrow and Oma Johnson Mullins at Etty, Pike County, Kentucky. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, John Alvin Mullins, who died in infancy, Lonnie Booker Mullins, and James Stanley Mullins and one sister, Dorothy K (Kay) Mullins Elswick. He is survived by his wife of fifty six years, Dansie Burke Mullins, one son, Woodrow (Woody) Mullins, and one daughter, Alice Mullins, all of Warren Michigan. He is also survived by one brother, Earnest Mullins, and four sisters, Ada Callebs, Betsy Burke, Linda Howell, and Brenda Martin, all of Kentucky. He was retired from Chrysler Corporation in Detroit Michigan and was also a veteran of the US Air Force, having been honorably discharged in 1962. He enjoyed his retirement years by spending his time pursuing his interests in reading and playing music, being talented on guitar, banjo, and various other instruments. He also loved being outdoors and, although he left Eastern Kentucky to find work in Detroit in 1965, he never lost his love for the mountains and came back home as often as he could and spent his time in the hills pursuing another of his favorite pastimes, ginsenging. Visitation for Eyvind will be from 2:00pm to 8:00pm on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Hall and Jones Funeral Home at Virgie, Kentucky. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00pm Sunday, February 23, also at the Hall and Jones Funeral home with Earnest Mulins officiating. DAV rites will also be conducted and burial will follow at the Amil Little Cemetery on Long Fork, Virgie, Kentucky.