Frank A. Gullette Services for Frank Gullette will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 11:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverends Lamar Lifer, Bob Followell and Keith Tankersly officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Gullette, 88, of Meridian, died peacefully at home Friday, April 15, 2011 with his family at his side. Francis Arlington Gullette (April 27, 1922 - April 15, 2011) was born in Meridian, MS to Willie Lee Watkins Gullette and James Lee Gullette. Frank grew up in Meridian and graduated from Meridian High School in 1942. That fall, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as an Aviation Metalsmith during WWII. Following the war he met and married Marian Keene, April 21, 1947. They raised their family in Meridian where Frank owned and operated Frank's Automatic Transmission Service until his retirement. After he retired, he traveled to Yellowstone National Park where he worked a few more summers. He loved the cool mountain air that Wyoming and Montana offered from the hot Mississippi summers and made seasonal trips there until his wife retired from the Yellowstone National Park in 1996. Some of Frank's past times were growing a large vegetable garden every year and an array of beautiful flowers. He enjoyed woodworking but his favorite thing was the trips he made to the "Nob Hill" fishing camp he shared with his brothers, James and Herbert on the Tombigbee River. Frank loved his church and the men in his Sunday school class at Calvary Baptist church where he was a faithful member. He is survived by his wife of almost 64 years, Marian K. Gullette, Daughters; Paula Gullette Grayson and her husband Larry of Dalewood, Melinda Gullette Causey Simmons and her husband Dick of Meridian, May Gullette Hall and her husband Clyde of Brandon, Beth Gullette Lamb and her husband Melvin of Mount Pleasant, SC; Grandchildren, Scott Causey of Meridian, Brad Grayson and his wife Rhonda of Dalewood, Charlotte Love, Daniel Love and his wife Nicole, all of Pearl, MS, Valerie Ainsworth and her husband Michael of Richland, MS, Tara Lamb, Holly Jennings, Lori Beth Lamb, Gabrielle Lamb and Trey Lamb all of Mt. Pleasant, SC; 13 Great Grandchildren; Sister in laws, Vondell Gullette and Marolyn Gullette Davison both of Meridian; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sons Steven Arlen Gullette and Richard Earl Gullette; Brothers James Gullette and Herbert Gullette; his Mother Willie Lee Gullette Mitchell; his Father James Lee Gullette and his step father Robert (Bob) Mitchell; nephews Michael Gullette and Gary Gullette. Pallbearers will be Larry Grayson, Dick Simmons, Melvin Lamb, Clyde Hall, Allen Harwell and nephews Lex Gullette and Ted Gullette. Members of the Truth Seekers Men's Sunday School Class of Calvary Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at robertbarhamffh.com. Visitation will be held Monday, 5-7 at the funeral home.
