Mrs. Delores Mullins Salsman, age 88 of Bardstown, KY, met her heavenly father on Saturday, February 6th in peaceful sleep. She was born in the Little St. Joe community of Marion County on August 25th, 1927 to the late Louis Jackson Thompson and Mary Mildred Martin Thompson.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Victor Mullins Sr., and Joseph Dan Salsman; three brothers, Paul Alfred Thompson (infant), Richard Thompson and Howard Thompson; five sisters, Linda Sue and Sarah Frances Thompson (both infants), Aileen Hughes, Marcella Pottinger and Emogene Ceislik; grandson James Chad Leake; two sons-in-law, Joseph Darrell Ralston and Dick Corbett.

Survivors include three sons; Victor Mullins of Oakland, Ca, Michael Mullins and wife, Terri, of Lebanon, and Joey Mullins of Bardstown. She has six daughters; Linda Ralston, Myra Bradshaw and husband, Jerry, of Lebanon, Jennifer Corbett Sullivan and husband, John, of Danville, Mimie Brown and husband, Tommy, of Louisville, Debbie O'Daniel and husband, Joe Pat, of Bowling Green, and Mary Ann Whitehouse and husband, Raphy, of Bardstown. Three brothers; Conrad Thompson and wife, Arlene, of Raywick, Coleman Thompson and wife, Joyce, Denny Thompson and wife, Bernadette; one sister, Jane Hayden and husband Billy, all of Louisville. Two sister-in-laws, Phyllis Brockman of Bardstown and Aileen Thompson of New Hope. Delores leaves a legacy of 36 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Springfield, KY on Friday, February 12th at 11 a.m., celebrated by Rev. Kevin McGrath. Interment to follow in St. Augustine Cemetery in Lebanon. Altar servers are great-granddaughters Nicole Montgomery and Emma Settles.

Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the funeral home with prayer services at 7:00 p.m.

Active pallbearers are grandsons Eric Bradshaw, Joey Ralston, Jeff and Chuck Corbett, Patrick and Clinton Mullins, Wayne, David, Luke and Aaron Whitehouse, and Pat Sullivan.
Honorary pallbearers include granddaughters Candace O'Bryan, Hannah Varga, Shannon Edwards, Anneliese Montgomery, Lorelei Raikes, Carrie Ann Corbett, Shelly Lyons, Maria Roberts, Melissa Settles, Crystal Richardson, Mary Michael McDonald, Rebecca Peck , Theresa Lovejoy, Whitney Carter, Renee Butler, Emily O'Daniel, Lilah Willard, Sheri Raikes, Kaylin Whitehouse, Kelly Holland and Shannon Myers.