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Donald Doran “Don” Bullington
21 Feb 1922 – 28 Mar 2012
| Birth | 21 Feb 1922 |
| Death | 28 Mar 2012 |
| Cemetery | West Hill Cemetery Sherman , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | jphil090855 on 01 Apr 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87789942 |
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Don Bullington (1922-2012) Funeral services to celebrate the life of Don Bullington, 90, of Sherman, will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2012 in Waldo Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Gilbert and Rev. Larry Lyons officiating. Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Monday at Waldo Funeral Home. Don was born February 21, 1922 in Washington State to Garland and Edna (Skyring) Bullington and went to his eternal home on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from Webster, Texas. Don served in the U.S. Navy, as an Enlisted Fighter Pilot and before the end of World War II he had been promoted to the rank of LCDR. He was wounded at Pearl Harbor and awarded a second Purple Heart for wounds received during Air Combat in the Pacific. He was very proud of his service. Don married Bobbie Vance on April 4, 1973 in Ft. Worth with almost thirty nine years of marriage. Don was a salesman for Moen Faucets for many years until his retirement. He and Bobbie are members of Truth Tabernacle and he was very active with the Christian Motorcycle Association. Don helped found and stayed involved with "On the Road" prison ministry and the Juvenile Detention in Gainesville. He had a Bonanza plane that he flew for thirty years until health issues wouldn't allow him to fly. Don was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. He is survived by his wife Bobbie, of the Sherman home, sons, Roger Harris of Canby, Oregon, Gary Harris of Banks, OR, David Tullos of Plano, and Steve Tullos of McKinney, daughters, Donna Carlton of Hermiston, OR, Jane McLain of Flower Mound, and Sue Borgeson of Pearland, nineteen grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Ryan McLain, Jason Ford, Matthew Alves, John D. Borgeson and Daniel Borgeson. Military rites will be performed at the graveside. Services are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Published in The Herald Democrat on April 1, 2012 ---------------- Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Name: Donald Doran Bullington Gender: Male License Date: 4 Apr 1973 License Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1973 Marriage Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA Spouse: Bobbye Nell Tullos Document Number: M173023902 ------------ Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Name: Bobbye Nell Tullos Gender: Female License Date: 4 Apr 1973 License Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1973 Marriage Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA Spouse: Donald Doran Bullington Document Number: M173023902 Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009 Name: Donald D Bullington Gender: Male Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1943 Marriage Place: Multnomah, Oregon, USA Spouse: Elizabeth H Rohde
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- Mildred Elizabeth "Mickie" Higgerson Lemke 1926–2009 FaG
- Bobbie Nell Vance Tullos Bullington 1929–2016 FaG
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