Joseph Mulling Obituary

Joseph Frederick Mulling HANAHAN - Joseph Frederick Mulling, husband for 69 years of his beloved wife, Betty Bloodworth Mulling, died on Friday, March 12, 2021. Known as Fred Mulling, he was a member of Midland Park United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during and after World War II on the cruiser Fargo (CL106) and the destroyer Witek (DD848). He served in the U.S. Air Force (104th Radar Calibration Detachment) during the Korean War. He also served in the Georgia Air National Guard, the Florida Army National Guard (48th Armored Div), and the Army Reserve, retiring in 1965 as a Captain (Ordnance). Fred Mulling was born April 7, 1927, at Plant City, Florida, to James F. Mulling and Mary McElveen Mulling (originally from Cobbtown, GA and Florence, SC, respectively). Fred graduated from Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Florida; received his Bachelor's degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and his Master's degree from The George Washington University. He worked for Atlanta Paper Company as an Industrial Engineer, for Humphrey's Gold Corporation as a Mining Engineer, and worked for 32 years in various engineering assignments for E.I. Dupont de Nemours in various locations. Fred and Betty were transferred to the Dupont Cooper River Plant at Bushy Park in 1976, and have resided in the Otranto subdivision of Hanahan since that time. After retirement, Fred worked for three years with the S.C. State Development Board. They have two sons: James F. Mulling II, who lives with his wife, Sheri, in Raleigh, NC; and Paul G. Mulling of North Charleston, SC. Other family members include a brother, Dr. Paul R. Mulling (deceased) of Zephyrhills, Florida, and two sisters, Alice Morris, of Winter Haven, Florida, and Carolyn Ober, of Live Oak, Florida. Fred and Betty had a lifelong enjoyment of books and music. His reading reflected wide-ranging interests, from detective novels to science, theology, and history. He was a loving husband and a great example to his sons. He was among the first to program computers before the Internet yet existed and retained a lifelong interest in hands-on computing. He built elaborate ship and plane models and stood out among people in general for earnest attendance to household responsibilities, as shown by draftsmanlike labelling of file folder tabs and notebooks compiling all the fruit trees and flowering shrubs he had planted in the yard. The family would like to thank Hospice of Charleston for their remarkable care during his final months. There will be a memorial service held at a later date at Midland Park United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family would prefer if everyone who knew Fred kept pleasant memories of his or her acquaintance in their hearts. Visit our guestbook at legacy.com/obituaries/charleston