J.T. Mullins

Mr. J.T. “Pete” Mullins, age 82 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 8, 2016, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral services for Mr. Mullins will be conducted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Kenton. Interment will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery, in Kenton, Tennessee. Mr. Mullins was born July 16, 1933 in Gibson Co. Tennessee; the son of the late Brodie and Pearline Barker Mullins. Mr. Mullins was a retried Texas Gas Employee, and worked with Bradford Best Way and Rutherford Grocery. Mr. Mullins was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kenton. He was a friend to all with a smile and kind word. Mr. Mullins is survived by one daughter, Lynnette Tate and husband Tracy, one son, Kent Mullins and wife Beth, five grandchildren, Cheryl Freeman and husband Chad, Samantha Litton and husband Jonathan, Tyler Tate and wife Lauren, Trey Tate, and Sarah Beth Mullins, four great-grandchildren, Chase Freeman, Addyson Litton, Bryce Litton, Ty Tate, and one sister, Wanda “Sis” Tate and husband W.C. and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bobbie Ruth Mullins, and his parents. The family will receive friends from 5–8 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016 at First Baptist Church Kenton. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. J.T. “Pete” Mullins.