Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



William Rual Pullin

William Rual Pullin, 87, of Streetman, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in 
Fairfield. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013 
at Woodland Cemetery in Kirvin with Rev. Don Vail officiating. Mr. Pullin was 
born November 24, 1925 in Teague; to parents Rual Anthony and Josephine Bradley 
Pullin. He was a graduate of Fairfield High School and served in the U. S. Navy 
during WWII in 1944 and 45 aboard the submarine U.S.S. Jallao. While aboard the 
Jallao he saw action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. Mr. Pullin 
was a graduate of East Texas State University. He was a chemical engineer with 
Phillips Petroleum from 1950 to 1982. In 1949 he married Margaret Ann Stokes in 
Palestine and she preceded him in death in 1979. Mr. Pullin also served as a 
Freestone County Reserve Deputy under both Sheriff Sonny Sessions and Sheriff 
Ralph Billings. Left to cherish his memory is his son, William Bradley Pullin 
and wife Diane of Streetman; two grandchildren, Troy Alan Pullin of Oceanside, 
CA; Lisa Ann Wing and husband Brian of Corsicana; one greatgrandchild, Austin 
Bradley Wing of Corsicana.