MOUNT PLEASANT - Mrs. Susan Horne Mullis, 60, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, with her family by her side. She had been in declining health for three years. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Mrs. Mullis was born Oct. 28, 1946 in Cabarrus County and was the daughter of the late Clifton Horne and Pauline Stegall Horne. She was also preceded in death by a sister and three brothers. Susan loved traveling to the mountains and yard sales. When some of her family became nursing home bound, she began hosting little holiday parties for the residents and bringing them gifts of candy and favors. When she saw someone in need, she would try to help in any way possible. She always put others needs' first. She is survived by her loving husband, James L. Mullis, Sr.; a daughter, Angie Jenkins of Kannapolis; two step-daughters, Linda Haitcox of Lexington and Debbie Corriher of Mooresville; a beloved son, "Baldy" James Mullis, Jr. and wife, Sheila of Mt. Pleasant; two sisters, Mary B. Kirby of China Grove and Beatrice Hendrick, a resident of Saint Andrews Living Center in Concord; a brother, Curtis Horne of Mount Pleasant; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her beloved dog, "Peanut." Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Cabarrus Chapter, 100 Medical Park Drive, Suite 110, Concord, N.C. 28025. Condolences may be left at www.wilkinsonfuneralhome.com Wilkinson Funeral Home is handling arrangements for the Mullis family.

Published in the Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune on 10/1/2007.

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