Roy Parks “RP” Mullis, 87, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Born June 28, 1935, in Kannapolis, N.C., he was the son of the late Chatham Johnson Mullis and Virgie Mae Haney Mullis.

Mr. Mullis was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School. He was a retired N.C. Highway Patrolman. Mr. Mullis was a member of Troutman Baptist Church in Troutman.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Maxine Gillespie Mullis; son, Rodrick Parks Mullis; and sisters, Elsie Crainshaw, Johnsie Bridges and Billie Joe Edgison.

Mr. Mullis is survived by his brother, Wayne Mullis (Shirley); stepdaughters, Beverly Whitlow (Bill), Terry Hoke (Ronda) and Stephanie Wilhelm (Billy); stepson, Mark Pope (Barbara); and a number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Troutman Baptist Church, Troutman, with Rev. John Stevenson officiating. Entombment will follow at Iredell Memorial Park, Statesville.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Troutman Baptist Church, 305 Perry Road, Troutman, NC 28166.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the family of Mr. Mullis. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.