Julia Watson Maulden

Julia Caroline Watson Maulden, 92, of 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, died Friday, March 10, 2006, at the Pines at Davidson. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2006, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Dr. Will Terry and Dr. Bill Tiemann will officiate. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. The family will gather at 10 a.m. Monday at Lady's Funeral Home in Kannapolis for a graveside service. Born September 27, 1913, in Wilmington, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Arnold Watson and Ruby Piver Watson. She was a member of Davidson College Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder. She received a bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of North Carolina. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Paul R. Maulden, who died August 30, 1963; a daughter, Gilbertine Maulden Glass; and a sister, Mary Hester Pritchard. Survivors include three sons, Kerry Arnold Maulden and wife, Dianne, of Farragut, TN, Paul R. Maulden, Jr. and wife, Carol, of Mountain City, TN, and Timothy M. Maulden and wife, Leah, of Maitland, FL; a half-sister, Gloria Renfrew, and husband,Andrew, of West Bloomfield, Mich.; three foster children, Elsie Vest Barnes and husband, Paul, of Archdale, Margaret Bullard Linker of Harrisburg, and Emmanuel Bango of Dallas, TX; seven grandchildren, Julie Glass Martin-Korb, Kenneth Glass, Paul Glass, Kim Maulden Fox, Dr. Bryan Maulden, Chris Maulden and Kan Kawashima; and 10 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 34397, Charlotte, NC 28234 or the Entry Assistance Fund, c/o The Pines at Davidson, 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC 28036.