Dr. Arthur "Art" Miller Pullen

Arthur "Art" Miller Pullen PhD, 86, of Commerce passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011, in Plano.

Dr. Pullen was born December 10, 1924, to Elizabeth Miller and Thomas Bernard Pullen in Covington, TN. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of WW II where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a Purple Heart recipient.

He was a former Radiation Biology Professor at East Texas State University in Commerce and was the first person on campus to receive the Piper Foundation Award which recognized distinguished faculty members. Dr. Pullen was a former Biology Department Head and had served as the interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother,Thomas B. Pullen Jr. and his sister Hazel Pullen Draffin.

Survivors include his wife, Sara Grace Reynolds Pullen of Commerce; his sons: Mark Reynolds Pullen and Kevin Miller Pullen both of Commerce; his grandchildren: Samantha Pullen and Shelby Pullen both of Detroit and Holly Michelle Pullen of Lubbock.

Memorial services will be conducted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church in Commerce. Rev. Mary Alice Layman will officiate.