James Edward Mullins, known as FAT, was 54 when he died in Forrest City, Arkansas, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. A 1984 Forrest City High School graduate, he had worked in Texas as a line cook at Baylor Heart Hospital and Café Express before returning home in 2010 to work at Forrest City Grocery. He enjoyed fishing, music, and caring for his mother’s yard and was remembered for his love of an extensive family.

Published notices do not describe the circumstances of his death, and there is no information indicating arrests or identified suspects. Funeral services were held November 30, 2019, at Shady Grove MB Church, with burial at Shady Grove Cemetery.

If anyone in Forrest City knew James or has information about how he died, please share what you know.