Myrtle Pullen

Pullen, Myrtle Myrtle Elise Pullen, age 91, went home to be with her lord on August 1st, 2009. She was born on April 24, 1918 in San Benito, Texas to Fred and Amalie (Molly) Rosenkoetter. She graduated valedictorian from LaFayette high school in East Texas. She then moved to Dallas where she met Roy Joe Pullen. They were married on October 19, 1938. She then assisted her husband in his paint contracting business as a bookkeeper as well as being a home-maker and mother to three boys. After her sons left home, she went to work for the Internal Revenue Service until her retirement in 1984. Myrtle has been a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Dallas Texas since 1936. In service to Zion, Myrtle served as President of the LWML chapter and Team Leader for the Lutheran Braille Workshop. In retirement, she returned to her roots of cattle ranching and vegetable gardening on her farm in Sulphur Springs, Texas while also still living in Dallas. She leaves behind many loved ones including her son and daughter-in-law, David and Carol; son, Melvin; son and daughter-in-law, Curtis and Joyce; four grandchildren Tracey, Brad, Scott, and Sarah; five great-grandchildren Heather, Andrew, Madison, Brooke, and Jackson; sisters Ethel Devona and Melba Sparkman; along with many loved nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Roy Joe Pullen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church designated to the Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. Visitation will be held at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home, 7405 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, Texas on Thursday, August 6, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. A memorial service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, 6121 E Lovers Lane, Dallas, Texas on Friday, August 7, at 11:00 A.M. Interment Grove Hill Memorial Park.