Gerry was born, Geraldine Mauldin on June 15, 1929, in Mountain View, Ark., the daughter of Olas and Maggie Mauldin, where she lived until she graduated from Mountain View School.
She moved to Indio, CA in about 1955 to work with her brother, Bill Mauldin at his date farm. She then moved to Riverside, CA and worked as a medical assistant where she met and then married the love of her life, Raymond Sutton on March 23, 1957.
Ray and Gerry had 2 daughters, Carol (Larry) Payne and Mari (Paul) Hubert all of Yucaipa CA. Gerry was preceded in death by both parents, her brother, William Olas Mauldin, Jr. and a great-grandson, Hunter. Gerry also left 4 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.
Gerry started her medical career as a young woman in Missouri, working with a doctor making house calls. After moving to California she worked as a medical assistant in Riverside and then moved to La Habra, CA in 1962. She then worked in a medical office in Anaheim, CA until 1972, when she stayed home with her 2 daughters until she decided to return to school in 1977. She attended Rio Hondo College and received her AS degree in Nursing and began working as a Registered Nurse at Brea Community Hospital and then continuing at Redlands Community Hospital when she moved to Yucaipa in 1989.
Upon retiring from nursing she became involved in Community Bible Study and also was involved with her church family at New Life Christian Fellowship in Calimesa, CA.
Gerry was devoted to caring for her children, even during a busy medical career, she gave of herself unselfishly. She loved her children, grandchildren and then great grandchildren with great devotion and will be missed by many.
Gerry will be laid to rest at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Ca. under the care of Weaver-Hughes Mortuary, Yucaipa, Ca.
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