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Death

Robert Epthelle Mauldin, 88, rode his ship into the horizon as a good sailor should, on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Seaside Healthcare of Atlantic Shores, Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was born in Albemarle, North Carolina on August 13, 1932, to the late Shufford and Elsie Mauldin. He graduated high school from Albemarle High School, class of 1951, before enlisting in the United States Army where he would serve in the Korean War. After his return, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving 35 years, and retiring as a CWO-5. He served four tours in Vietnam, having been a Gunnery Officer and in charge of PBRs along the Mekong River Delta and Da Nang, as well as being stationed on numerous ships. He was married to Lucille Furr Mauldin on July 31, 1951, in Albemarle, North Carolina. He is survived by two daughters, Saundra Lynn Farrow (Cary) and Ronda Diane Mauldin; three grandchildren, Joni Honyoust (Derek), Chris Baker (Deb), Justin Baker; seven great grandchildren, Zachary Honyoust, Trinity Honyoust, Joey Baker, Cheyenne Baker, Shannon Baker, Sage Baker, and Coye Anderson; and his sister, Libby Mauldin. He is predeceased by his parents, Shufford and Elsie Mauldin, of Albemarle, North Carolina; his brother Tom Mauldin, of Atlantic Beach, Florida; and his sister, Tina Secrest, of The Ozark Mountains, Missouri. Funeral services are under the direction of Woodlawn Funeral Home, 6329 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2020, from 11am to 12pm in the funeral home chapel, with funeral service at 12pm, followed by entombment within the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, along with the rendering of Military Honors and Masonic Rites.
Published in The Virginian-Pilot on Dec. 6, 202