 1917 - 2006 (88 years)
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| Name |
Kenneth Lyle Mullen |
| Born |
12 Oct 1917 |
Mankato, Kansas, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14 Jan 2006 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA |
| Buried |
Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA |
| Person ID |
I18293 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
1 Mar 2016 |
| Father |
Lester Lee Mullen, b. 18 Feb 1896, Elliott, Iowa, USA , d. 13 Jan 1973, Soda Springs, Idaho, USA (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Eva Myrtle Baldwin, b. 14 Oct 1898, Jewell County, Kansas, USA , d. 29 Aug 1984, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
5 Aug 1915 |
Smith Center, Kansas, USA |
| Family ID |
F8302 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Marjorie Jean Pickett, b. 22 Aug 1920, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA , d. 13 Mar 2004, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA (Age 83 years) |
| Married |
21 Sep 1941 |
Idaho, USA |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
1 Mar 2016 |
| Family ID |
F8303 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | Kenneth & Marjorie Mullen
MULLEN
Kenneth Lyle
Oct. 12, 1917
Jan. 14, 2006
Married
Sept. 21
1941
Marjorie Jean
Aug. 22, 1920
Mar. 13, 2004 |
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| Notes |
- Kenneth Lyle Mullen, 88, of Goshen, died Jan. 14, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes.
Kenneth was born to Lester Lee Mullen and Eva Myrtle Baldwin. His sister is Maxine Louise. He moved to South Dakota in 1919 with his parents and attended schools in Yankton and Clay Counties. He graduated from Wakonda High School in Wakonda, South Dakota, in May 1935. In July 1936, he moved to Idaho and farmed with his uncle and aunt, Tim St. John and Clara Baldwin St. John and hauled coal from Wyoming to Idaho Falls in the winters with his uncle, Harry Baldwin.
Kenneth enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 1940 before World War II, served at Ft. Lewis, Washington, Ft. Ord, California, and at an Army Air Forces air base near Dakar, French West Africa. He was honorably discharged in June 1945 at Ft. Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On September 21, 1941, Kenneth married Marjorie Jean Pickett at her parents house near Idaho Falls. Marjorie died in March 2004. In 1946, he started farming in the Goshen area with his parents and farmed until 1980. He worked for the Atomic Energy Commission's National Reactor Testing Station as a security patrolman. He used his carpentry skills during his retirement to build many house additions and garages in the Shelley/Firth (Idaho) area. They bought a small RV motor home and spent several winters in Overton, Nevada. Kenneth enjoyed traveling to his grandchildren's athletic events, high school and college graduations, birthdays and marriages. He was proud to be a veteran and attended Army unit reunions across the U.S. He also loved playing bridge and pinochle.
Survivors include his sons, David (Mary) Mullen of Roy, Utah, Carlan (Joyce) Mullen of Idaho Falls and Dann (Jeanine) Mullen of Meridian (Idaho); a sister, Maxine (Alma) Robinson of Twin Falls; 8 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Kenneth was preceeded in death by his wife and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at the United Methodist Church, in Shelley, with Pastor Michael Kennedy officiating. The family visited with friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial is in the Fielding Memorial Park, and military rites were provided by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. Arrangements were under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley, Idaho.
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