Below is a list of the 148 soldiers who gave their lives to defend our freedom
Revolutionary War
Mullins, John *
World War I (16 Deaths)
Bailey, Allen J.
Colley, Fred H.
Deel, John H.
Grizzle, Thomas J.
Hay, Luther
Keel, Walter H.
Killen, Alexander
Mullins, Nelson
Neece, William A.
Owens, Teddy
Priode, Fred H.
Ratliff, Willie
Silcox, Jessie L.
Stanley, Morgan
White, Leonard J.
Wright, Garland
World War II (98 Deaths)
Adkins, Benjamin S.
Adkins, Joseph H.
Akers, Claude W.
Allman, Glenn
Anderson, Clement L.
Anderson, Harry R.
Arrington, Daniel R.
Ball, Henry G.
Blair, Eugene
Blair, Kendrick C.
Blair, Kenneth
Boggs, Hershel E.
Branham, Otto
Brown, Earnest E.
Cable, Elmer H.
Carpenter, Elbert R.
Cassidy, Herbert E.
Compton, Shirley D.
Compton, Wiley M.
Counts, WIlliam R.
Davis, Joseph C.
Deel, WIlliam O., JR.
Dingus, Henry M.
Elkins, Hubert
Fields, Frank W.
Fleming, Arville A.
Forish, Louie
Fuller, Earl
Gibson, Lee T.
Goode, Thomas H.
Gourley, Sanford E.
Hale, Nasbie
Hamilton, Edward E.
Hamilton, Melvin E.
Hay, Walter B.
Haynes, Alonzo
Haynes, Ralph
Hoskins, Wana
Hughes, Cecil C.
Jordan, Steward B.
Justice, Luther J.
Kelly, WIllic C.
Kilgore, Denver M.
Kiser, Emory
Kiser, Paul
Lewis, Albert L.
McCoy, Ely R.
McCowy, Lanis
McCowy, Lewis N.
Martin, Hassel
Miller, Carano, JR.
Morgan, Kenneth
Mullins, Benjamin H.
Mullins, Carvel
Mullins, George R.
Mullins, GIlmer
Mullins, Oscar M.
Mullins, Ray
Mullins, Ronnie
Neel, Cecil A.
Owens, Berlin
Owens, Cecil D.
Owens, Ruey S.
Phillips, Aubrey P.
Phillips, Claude A.
Powers, Aubrey L.
Propst, John F.
Puckett, Nelson E.
Raines, James E.
Rasnick, Howard L.
Ratliff, Frenchman
Reed, Jack D.
Reedy, Clinton
Reedy, Edward
Reedy, Virgil L.
Riddle, Boyd R.
Robinson, Cephas
Robinson, Jimmie
Rose, Delmon
Skeen, John M.
Smith, James R.
Stallard, Carlos
Stevens, James A.
Stiltner, Elster L.
Strouth, Manie W.
Sutherland, Alex W.
Sutherland, Clayton C.
Sutherland, Lanes B.
Swanner, Orbie
Sweeney, James F.
Sykes, Ervin
Taylor, Littleton A.
Vanover, Ambrose
Wood, WIllie C.
Wright, Garland
Wright, Stewart
Yates, Floyd
Yates, Harding
Korean War (21 Deaths)
Counts, Billy E.
Counts, Charles M.
Edwards, Eugene
Edwards, James A.
Edwards, WIllard H.
Falin, John E.
Fletcher, Clyde W.
Fuller, Kemper
Hilton, Clyde R.
Mann, Jackie N.
Mooney, John
O'quinn, George F.
Powers, Jairus E.
Powers, Jerry B.
Richardson, Harold
Stallard, Roy G.
Stanley, Dewey C.
Stanley, Kenneth
Sweeney, Errett L.
Taylor, Donald M.
Turner, Corbet L.
Vietnam (13 Deaths)
Godfrey Blankenship
Johnny Lee Hawkins
Bobby Ray Johnson
John A. Kemp
Richard Kendrick
Grayson Henry Newberry
Sidney McArthur Rasnick
Onsby R. Rose
Herbert C. Phipps
Norman “Buddy” Phipps
Dennis R. Stanley
James S. Gilbert
Darrell Turner
*
John MullinsThe only known Revolutionary War soldier buried in Dickenson County
rests on knoll to left of intersection McClure and Mullins Avenues
(State Highway 83) died in 1849 at home of his son John who in
1829 was the first settler on Holly Creek at what is now Clintwood.
The Mullinses came from Toe River Mitchell County, N.C. Family
tradition has it Great-Grandsir John joined Col. William Campbell's
Over Mountain Men as they passed his home and was one of that little
band of patriots to turn the tide of battle at Kings Mountain that
glorious October day in 1780.
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