Evelyn L. Mauldin

Mrs. Evelyn Lawrence Mauldin, 75, of Summerville passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at The Village of Summerville. Evelyn was born in Prattville, AL on June 28, 1947. She was the first child of Oscar Hartwell and Ouida Glisson Lawrence. Brother John followed less than two years later. The entire family was active in community, church and the local schools. Evelyn and John spent endless summers with their cousins (sisters of the heart) Lynda and Gay. Evelyn graduated from Autauga County High School in 1965 and then earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Auburn University (War Eagle!). She moved to Columbus, GA for her first elementary schoolteacher position and met Army Capt Jerry Mauldin stationed at nearby Fort Benning’s Officer Candidate School. The couple were married months later on August 9, 1969. In the 1970s, Evelyn focused on motherhood and life as an army officer’s wife. Community involvement remained her focus even as the family periodically changed communities. Son Mark was born on September 19, 1973 at Fort Riley, KS. Daughter Meredith was born in Findlay, OH on October 21, 1977. Next stop was Fort Knox, KY. No matter the post, Evelyn and Jerry were in the thick of neighborhood life with other young families – cookouts, birthday parties, youth sports and fun runs. In the early 1980s, Evelyn found herself in West Germany. She and Jerry were tour guides in the vein of the great Rick Steves and invited both sides of the family to visit and enjoy western Europe. As her children grew into school age, Evelyn found herself in another community – child care services provided on post – a career path she would continue when the family returned to the States in 1984. At Fort Bragg, Evelyn became director of three childcare centers on post. The Mauldins found their forever home in Charleston, SC, in the mid 1980s. Evelyn returned to elementary school setting as a librarian and earned her Master’s degree in Library Science from the University of South Carolina in 1987. Evelyn officially became ‘Memi’ in 2004 when her two grandsons, Mason and Markus, entered her life. And while she only gave birth to two, her children of the heart are vast in number: Kammy, Dawn, Kasie, Tyler, Timothy, Marissa . . . In the last years of her life, Memi expanded her community with the lovely friends she found at The Village: Jennifer, Jessica, Linda, Taylor and Abby, Michelle, Angela, Kayleigh . . . too many to mention . . .but she cherished you all. Survived by her two children Mark Mauldin (Kammy) of Huger and Meredith Mauldin of Summerville; two grandchildren: Mason Lewis (Marissa) of Summerville and Markus Mauldin of Huger; one sibling: John Lawrence (Nelda) of Warner Robbins, GA; four nieces: Leslie Mullis (Michael) of Memphis, TN, Sophie Mauldin of Starkville, MS, Amanda Lowe (Curtis) of Tucker, GA and Paige Lawrence of Warner Robbins, GA; and one great granddaughter, Iris May. Family and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Monday, April 17 from 12:00 to 2:00 at James A Dyal Funeral Home. A funeral service will begin at 2 o’clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel. Burial of Jerry and Evelyn will be Monday, April 24 at Beaufort National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org). A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com .

Evelyn L. Mauldin

June 28, 1947 - April 12, 2023