Mrs. Billie Dean Mauldin, age 74, of Signal Mountain, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
Mrs. Mauldin was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on January 6, 1935, the daughter of the late William F. and Bessie Faulkner. She was a longtime resident of Signal Mountain and attended Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Mrs. Mauldin was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be sorely missed by her family. In addition to her parents Mrs. Mauldin was preceded in death by her brothers, Bud Faulkner, J.W. Faulkner, Carl Frankie Faulkner, and Eddie Ray Faulkner; and grandchildren, Joshua and Kimberly Miller.
Survivors include her husband, Cecil L. Mauldin; a daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Scotty Miller; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Jane Mauldin and Tim and Karyn Mauldin; grandchildren,Amanda, Amy, and Alyssa Miller, Trevor, Troy, and Katherine Mauldin, and Jeremy and Heather Mauldin, and Ansley and Rebecca Steinhice; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Nancy Faulkner and Larry and Ruth Faulkner; three sisters, Bernice Parks, Gladys Gates, and Helen Parks and a sister-in-law, Kate Faulkner. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 13, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. in the Mount Carmel Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Granger officiating. Mrs. Mauldin will lie-in-state at the church from noon until 1:00 P.M. Interment will follow in the Chattanooga Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. in the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers and are requested to meet at Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Monday by 12:30 P.M.: Matthew Hicks, Jeremy Mauldin, Sam Bollinger, David Handley, Scotty Miller, and Milton Stewart.
In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to St. Jude Children�s Research, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.
Please join Mrs. Mauldin�s family in honoring her life by visiting www.jenningsfuneralhome.com to post tributes and share memories.
The McGuire, Jennings, and Miller Funeral Homes has charge of the arrangements.