James Rice Mullican Obituary (1938 - 2023)

Born Aug 12, 1938, James Rice Mullican attended Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about James Rice Mullican.

Graduation Year	Class of 1957
Date of Birth	Aug 12, 1938
Date of Passing	Dec 28, 2023
About	James Rice Mullican, age 85, of Dagsboro, DE passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home. James was born at Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in August of 1938. He was raised at his family’s farm in Ellicott City, the oldest of six children. His family’s work ethic and devotion to family, church, and community helped him to become very successful in life. He was baptized at the Shrine of the Little Sisters in Baltimore and attended St. Pauls’ Grammer School in Ellicott City and Mt. St. Joseph High School in Baltimore. He received many awards for his work and volunteerism and was the first vice president of the Salvation Army Boys Club, member of the Optimists Club, and first vice chairman of the National Boys Club of America. In addition, Jim was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and president of Dogwood Estates Homeowners Association for 14 years. He was the manager of Hutzler’s Department Store in downtown Baltimore and the manager of the District Service of TCI Telecommunications Concepts, Inc. in Virginia. James Rice Mullican, Sr. married Mary Mann on January 28, 1961, who predeceased him in 2014. They had two children: Mary Beth Jones of Holland, Pennsylvania, and James Rice Mullican, Jr. and seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Somerville Mullican and three stepchildren: Mark and Robert Theriault of Ocean View, Delaware, and Rhonda Tingle of Dagsboro. He will be missed! A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at St. Ann Catholic Church, 691 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, DE 19930. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Dagsboro, DE. In Loving Memory Miss me… but let me go, when I come to the end of the road, and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom-filled room, why cry for a soul set free. Miss me… a little, but not too long, and not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared, Miss me … but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take and each must go alone. It’s all a part of the Master’s Plan, a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart, Go the friends we know and bury your sorrow in doing good deeds… Miss me… but let me go.
Events	Mass Wednesday, January 17, 2024 11:00 AM St. Ann Catholic Church 691 Garfield Parkway Bethany Beach, DE 19930 Frankford Chapel 43 Thatcher Street PO Box 100 Frankford, DE 19945