Mrs. Juanita (Nita) Horne Mullis, age 90 of Plainfield, GA, died Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Mrs. Juanita (Nita) Horne Mullis, age 90 of Plainfield, GA, died Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the Plainfield Baptist Church, with Rev. Tim Tanner officiating, followed by interment in Bay Springs Freewill Cemetery, Plainfield.
Ms. Mullis was a lifelong resident of Dodge County, a member of Plainfield Baptist Church, and a 1954 graduate of Eastman High School. During her life, Nita was a homemaker, kindergarten paraprofessional, bookkeeper for Dodge County Livestock Market, and office manager for Health Master’s Home Health Care. She supported her husband in his roles as farmer, Probate Judge, and County Commissioner, and she was a Lady Shriner for many years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and cooking Sunday lunches and holiday meals for her family, who were her greatest joy. Sometimes she cooked for ten, and other times nearly forty. All family members and guests were welcome and felt at home around her bountiful table.
Nita was the daughter of the late Nellie Arnold Horne and Benjamin Franklin Horne, Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Doyce Eugene Mullis, Sr. and her sisters and brothers-in-law: Louise Hardwick (Boyd), Mary Sinclair, and Ruth Williamson (Jimmy).
Survivors: 2 daughters – Merle Peacock (Ty) and Melinda Dennis (Ronnie) both of Eastman; 3 sons – Doyce Mullis, Jr. of Yulee, FL, Mandel Mullis (Angie), and Scot Mullis, both of Eastman; 12 Grandchildren – Jeremy Mullis (Sarah Beth), Brad Mullis (Vicky), Amanda Dupree (Josh), Mara Graham, Josh Mullis (Katie), Mandi Ellis (Jimi), Casey Couey, Calen Okeeffe-Dennis (Cilleain), Logan Spires, Dalton Mullis (Chelsea), Rafe Mullis, and River Mullis, 17 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great Great Grandchildren, sister-in-law Doretha Mullis of Jesup and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Ty and Merle Peacock, 386 Lower River Road, and will receive friends at 1:00 PM Saturday at Plainfield Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Plainfield Baptist Church, 271 Plainfield Rd., Eastman, GA 31023 or the Dodge County Shrine Club for the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.
The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to Hospice Care Options and all the special nurses and aides who offered excellent care.
Visit www.mooresfuneralhome.com to express tributes.
Moores Funeral Home of Milledgeville is in charge of arrangements. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home assisted the family locally.
Locally owned and operated, Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, has been "A Tradition of Trust" to Eastman, Dodge County and Middle Georgia for over 65 years.