Annie Mullis Starnes

POLKTON - On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Mrs. Annie Mullis Starnes, 82, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by the love of family and friends.

Funeral services will be12:00PM, Monday, August 31, 2026, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Peachland, with Preacher Tim Helms and Chaplain Shelly Dial officiating. Interment will follow in Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery in Peachland.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church and at other times at the home.

Annie was born October 27, 1943, in Union County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Hoyle James Mullies and the late Annie Mae Moore Mullis. She was retired from Tyson Foods and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

Those who are left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Robin Carpenter (Donny) of POlkton and Jan Wright (Floyd) of Peachland; her grandchildren, Heather Frye (Stephen) and Brandi Wright both of Peachland and Johnathon Carber of Polkton; her great-grandchildren, Cameron Dutton, Carmen Wright, Lexi Smith, Glady Carver and Gracie Carver; her great-great-granchildren, Amaya Dutton, Amara Dutton, Leana Mason, and Khloe Bennett and her nieces and nephews and their families.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Starnes; her granddaughter, Nicole Carver; and her brothers and sisters, Velmar Price, Coy Mullis, Margaret Kiker, Joyce Little, and Carl Mullis.

The family is most grateful to Gentiva Hospice for their service and care given to Annie and especially Ashley, Mandy, and Karra.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gentiva Hospice, 1198 Rockingham Rd., Rockingham, NC 28379.

The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home, and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com