Mr. Clement Leroy Mullins, Jr., 79, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at his home in Oxford, Mississippi. The funeral will be Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at North Oxford Baptist Church with Bro. David Sullivan officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:30 P.M. at the church. Burial will follow in North Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Mullins was born August 25, 1942, in McCall Creek, Mississippi to the late Clement Leroy Mullins, Sr. and Willie Mae Wallace Mullins. Mr. Mullins served as the Athletic Trainer at Mississippi State University for seven years, the University of Tennessee for two years, and the University of Mississippi for thirty years. He retired from Ole Miss in 2004. In addition to his parents, Mr. Mullins was preceded in death by his brother, Danny Mullins.
Mr. Mullins is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Till Mullins; a son, Timothy Chris Mullins and his wife, Stephanie of Snow Lake, Mississippi; a daughter, Renee Mullins Phillips and her husband, John Douglass of Columbus, Mississippi; a brother, Harry Mullins and his wife, Susan of Newnan, Georgia; and five grandchildren, Hayden Russell Mullins of Denver, Colorado, Jonathan Brooks Tyler and Micah Samuel Tyler of Oxford, Mississippi, Garrison Till Reedy and Rayne Allen Phillips of Columbus, Mississippi.
Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Mr. Mullins memory may be made to the Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins Scholarship Fund, University of Mississippi Foundation, 406 University Avenue, Oxford, Mississippi 38655.
Visitation
Saturday, January 29, 2022 12:30PM – 2:00PM
North Oxford Baptist Church
324 CR 101
Oxford, MS 38655
Service
Saturday, January 29, 2022 2:00PM – 12:00AM
North Oxford Baptist Church
324 CR 101
Oxford, MS 38655
He was one of the finest gentlemen that I ever encountered. He served as Hall of Fame Coach Roy Kidd’s first athletic trainer , and set the standards that many have worked hard to maintain. He was a true leader in the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeastern Conference, Mississippi Athletic Trainers, Southeast Athletic Trainers Association, and National Athletic Trainers Association. He always had time for both his student athletes, as well as the younger members of the athletic training profession. Before and after his great work with the injured Ole Miss football athlete, Mr. Mullins was an ideal model of a truly dedicated collegiate athletic trainer.
A truly outstanding athletic trainer, husband, father, and friend to thousands. Those who knew best were truly blessed. Rest in Peace my friend.
Dear Mullins family, one of the saddest things someone can experience is the death of a loved one. Did you know the Bible compares death to sleep? (Psalms 13:3) Just as a person who is asleep is unaware of what is happening around him, the dead are not conscious of anything. There is a promise of hope in the Bible. Our loving God has promised to awaken the dead, as if from sleep, and give them life again. Acts 24:15 says, “There is going to be a resurrection.” The Bible offers comfort for those who are grieving and I hope this brings you comfort as well.
May God speed your rest and your reward, and May He speed comfort to your family and all who were blessed by your life.