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- [S4] Obituary.
Puillns Richard “Dick” “Rinky Dink” Mason Pullins, 53, of Decatur died 1:25 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 12, 1989) in his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Brintlinger’s Funeral Home and one hour before services in the church. Richard Pullins Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Memorials: Pilgrim Lutheran Church or donor’s choice. Mr. Pullins was born in Decatur, son of Billie “Dink” Monroe and Carmelita Hazelrigg Pullins. He worked for Petersburg Plumbing & Heating and the Sanitary District Treatment Plant in Decatur, was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 65 for 30 years and served in the Army Reserve. He married Helen June Reynolds in 1988. Surviving are his wife; son, Richard “Rick” Mason Pullins Jr. of Decatur; stepson, Stephen Theodore Reynolds of Decatur; stepdaughters, Mrs. Carl (Deborah Sue) Turney of Fort Smith, Ark.; Mrs. Joel (Lori Ann) Leihser and Mrs. Rodney (Catherine Lucile) Saffer, both of Decatur; parents of Decatur; sister, Mrs. Stanley L. (Kay) Tuggle of Decatur; grandmother, Mrs. Frank (Lecie) Hazelrigg of Decatur; one grandson; six stepgrandchildren.
- [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 90276876.
- [S2] Newspaper.
At a 2 o’clock wedding Sunday afternoon Miss Kay Creekmur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Creekmur, 1222 E. Olive St., and Richard Pullins, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Pullins of Pershing Road, were married in the Third Evangelical United Brethern Church. The Rev. Orville Salzman performed the ceremony in the presence of 300 guests before a chapel adorned with palms, greenery and tinted oak leaves against which were arranged tall white baskets of giant white chrysanthemums accented with yellow, salmon and maroon pom-pons. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the church. The bride’s gown was white brocaded satin designed princess style, flared from the waist and worn over a hoop. The square neckline featured a trim of folds of satin across the front, draped on each side to the waist and extending into points. Her short veil of nylon tulle, two-tiered, fell from a Juliet cap of brocaded satin. She wore short white gloves and carried three huge white Duchess roses with foliage. Mrs. Max McNeely, the bride’s twin sister, was maid of honor. Her dress was dark green taffeta designed with a sweetheart neckline, fitted bodice and full, hooped skirt, baHferina length. She wore slippers to match her dress and short white gloves. She carried a colonial bouquet of salmon pompons and tinted oak leaves. Bridesmaid was Miss Carol Rostek in a brown taffeta dress stvled identically to the matron of hon or s, and she wore matching slippers and short white gloves. Her bouquet was of vellow pom-pons. Miss Kay Pullins, sister of the bridegroom, also was a bridesmaid wearing a dress of antique white taffeta featuring the same style as the matron of honor’s dress. She carried a colonial bouquet of maroon pom pons. All three attendants wore Peter Pan peeked-hats, with the crowns encircled by pom pons to match the bouquet. Max McNeelv was best man and ushers included Jerry Oliver, Paul Pope and Stanley Tuggle. After the couple return from a Southern states honeymoon they will live in their newlv built home on Pershing Road. The bride is in the chemical engineering department of A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. The bridegroom is in the plumbing business with his father.
— Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois) Monday, October 24, 1955
- [S2] Newspaper.
Miss Florence M. Bastob and Mr. Richard M. Pullins (Hubbard Photo)
The wedding took place in the home of the bridegroom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Pullins, 1454 W. Pershing Rd., and the reception for 150 guests was given by the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bastob, in their home at 700 W. McKinley Ave. After a wedding trip to Wiscon sin the couple will live at 2075 N. Main St. She formerly attended Mercy School of Nursing in Cham paign and now is with Gauger & Diehl, accountants, as secretary. He is with M. E. Smith, plumbing and heating. Wedding attendants were Mrs. Barbara O’Brien and Paul Shimanski.
— The Decatur Daily Review Sunday, September 11, 1960.
- [S2] Newspaper.
Helen J. Reynolds and Richard M. Pullins, both of Decatur, were married Aug. 27, 1988, in Pilgrim Lutheran Church. The bride’s parents are Lucile Davenport of Crossville and the late R.D. Rollinger Sr. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. B.M. Pullins of Decatur. He is a pipefitter for Petersburg Plumbing and Heating. They plan to take a wedding trip to Florida and live at 621 W. Harrison St.
— Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois) Friday, September 16, 1988.
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