James "Gale" Mullens of Summersville,  passed peacefully on January 8, 2025.  Gale was born at Whitesville,  in October of 1939 to John and Minnie (Adkins) Mullens. He was a 1958 graduate of Nicholas County High School, a veteran of the United States Army, National Guard and Reserve, and a retired Coal Miner.  When not employed in mining, Gale also was adept at carpentry, masonry, woodworking, and fixing just about anything.  He enjoyed everything about cars and trucks including looking at them, talking about them, and working on them.  Gale volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America and the Nicholas County 4-H programs. He was preceded in death by his wife Charlotte Perrine Mullens, his parents, and his brother Kenneth Baker.

Surviving to cherish his memory are his five children, Tracy (Lori) Mullens, Terry (Wendy) Mullens, Timothy "Tiny" (Hannah) Mullens, Mary (Darek) Igo, and Mimi (Paul) Rivenbark along with his sisters Rita (Kenny) Kyle, Bonnie (Floyd) Willett, and brother Donnie (JoAnn) Mullens. His grandchildren Josh (Courtney) Mullens, Jonathan (Margaret) Mullens, Kyle (Ashley) Mullens, Erin (Jason) Massey, Ava Rivenbark, and Caroline Tinnel and seven great grandchildren will remember his ever-present smile.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday January 17th in the Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville. Burial will follow in the WV Memorial Gardens at Calvin. Friends may call at the funeral chapel one hour prior to the service on Friday.

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