William A. Mulford, Jr.

William A. Mulford Jr. Indianapolis 93 went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 26, 2018. He was born September 21, 1925 in Middletown, OH to the late Rev. William A. Mulford Sr. and Lottie Baldwin Mulford. Bill attended Tech High School where he was a member of the cross country, basketball and track teams. Bill proudly served with the U.S. Navy Beach Masters during WWII and he made assault landings supporting the U.S. Army in The Philippines: Lingayen Gulf, Cebu City and Negros Island. After peace was declared, he made three occupation landings in Japan as part of the U.S. Military relief effort to save the lives of our previous foes. He was a member of the American Legion Post #34 where he was a Chaplain for seven years. Bill was a member of Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene where he was a member of the choir. He loved to read and study the Bible, and was grateful for God’s saving grace. After the war, he started playing handball and continued until he was almost 80 at different locations, but primarily at the downtown YMCA. He played in several tournaments in Indiana and surrounding states. Bill started painting landscapes later in life and also built 11 violins. For 18 years, Bill was a coating salesman for Porter Paints. After retirement, he was a supervisor for Zender Properties where he was loved and his talents were greatly appreciated. Visitation will be Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 12 noon until the time of the service at 3:00 pm at Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, 9606 E. Washington St. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Caryol Deal Mulford; children, Mary Louise Donley and William A. Mulford III (Melinda); grandchildren, Patrick S. Donley (Cinamon), Megan Donley Bates (Jason), Laura Mulford, Nathan Mulford (Greta), Tyler Mulford, and Zachary Mulford (Chelsea); great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Mary, Brennan William, Molly Fae, Keira Ann, and Michael Patrick; and brother, David Mulford (Betty). A brother, Joseph Mulford and two sisters, Irma Barrott and Mary Louise Stevens preceded him in death. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Kid’s Church, Nehemiah Bible Church, 1035 N. Oxford St, Indianapolis, IN 46201.

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William A. Mulford, Jr.

September 21, 1925 - November 26, 2018