George C. Pulliam Sr., son of the late Thomas Pulliam and Evelyn Wyatt Pulliam, was born on December 16, 1946, in Doniphan, Missouri, and departed this life on June 2, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 75 years.

Mr. Pulliam was a former employee of Hedrick Concrete in Sikeston, Missouri. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri, and a resident of Essex, Missouri. He enjoyed working in his vegetable garden and spending time with his grandkids.

On June 20, 1966, in Essex, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Jennie Newell. Mrs. Pulliam preceded him in death on October 28, 2019.

He is survived by three sons, Thomas Pulliam and wife Macy of Sikeston, Missouri; James Pulliam and wife Crystal of Sikeston, Missouri, and George Pulliam Jr. of Essex, Missouri; by his daughter, Shonda Tyra and husband Derek of Essex, Missouri; by two brothers, Virgil Pulliam of Wappapello, Missouri and Daniel Pulliam of Essex, Missouri; by three sisters, Laura Heppe of Essex, Missouri, Betty Lampkin of Arkansas, and Kay Etherton of Bloomfield, Missouri; and by nine grandchildren, Blake Tyra, Christopher Tyra, Darrian Tyra, Clayton Pulliam, Alissah Pulliam, Colton Pulliam, Dillion Williams, Jessica Harmon, and Lyndan Pulliam.

Other than by his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Pulliam; and by two sisters, Ruth Teague and Mary Northern.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, June 6, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Danny Collins officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.