Pauline McLaurin Mallett, age 96, died June 2, 2014, near Austin, Texas. "Polly" was born during a snowstorm in Mount Olive, Mississippi, on January 6, 1918. She married Jack Sherrard Mallett of Austin and moved to Texas. She was a lifelong homemaker, and also worked for the Internal Revenue Service. Polly was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her three sisters. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Mark Albert Mallett (Jody), Paul Douglas Mallett (Renee), and Joanne Mallett (Judy Hashem); seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 6, 2014 from 10am-12 noon at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX. Graveside services will be celebrated 2 pm Friday at Austin Memorial Park.
Polly always strived to be that virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31, and she did good and not evil all the days of her life.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a charity of your choice or Austin Siamese Rescue, www.austinsiameserescue.org.
