Richard Pullens

Richard Pullens obituary, Picayune, MS

Richard Pullens

Richard Pullens Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Picayune on Jan. 6, 2026.
Graveside Services for Richard Pullens, age 79, of Picayune, MS, who passed away peacefully at his home, Thursday, December 18, 2025, will be held Friday, January 9,2026 at 2PM at New Palestine Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home.
A native of Ozona, MS, he was a retired Construction Worker and Maintenance Worker at Crosby Memorial Hospital, and a member of Goodyear Baptist Church. Richard enjoyed fishing, camping, yard work, and working on small engines and vehicles. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Richard will be truly missed by those who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leamon Pullens, Sr. and Elizabeth Elliott Pullens; his son, Richard N. Pullens, his sisters, Sarah Faye Herrin and Linda Kaye Penton; his brothers, Howard Lamar Pullens and L.J. Pullens, Jr.; and his brothers in law, Albert Anderson and Paul Frierson.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Kathlene Marie Bedwell Pullens; his sisters, Mary Jean Anderson, Sherry Ann Frierson, and Wanda Ree (Jim) Dillard; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins.
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January 6, 2026

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