Rebecca Juanita Mauldin

Rebecca Juanita Mauldin was born April 18, 1931 to Oscar and Ruth Followwill in Norman, Oklahoma. She lived in Norman most of her life and graduated from Norman High School in 1948. She had 10 brothers and sisters.Rebecca married Burdett Carpenter on February 24, 1949. They had 3 children, David, Kevin and Burnadett. There are 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

She became Mom and Grandma to Art’s children, 9 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She loved them as much as she loved her own. Once again, setting the example with her love and Christian values.With 10 brothers and sisters and 3 brothers and sisters-in-law, there were plenty of nieces and nephews and their children. “Aunt Becky” had plenty of love and advice for all. Her nieces and nephews will all have a favorite story or two about their “Aunt Becky”. Rebecca could tell anyone who asked, who married who and the names of all of her great nieces and nephews.

She was preceeded in death by her mother and father, sisters Naomi, Nancy and Suzie, and her brothers, Debs, and Oscar. She also was preceded in death by her husbands, Burndett and Arthur and step-son Randy Mauldin. She is survived by her brothers, Major Followwill of Frankston Texas, Robert Followwill of Norman, Joe Followwill of Norman and her sister Catherine of Norman, her children David Carpenter and his wife, Karine, of Rapid City, South Dakota, Kevin Carpenter, and his wife Kimberly, of Dibble, Oklahoma, Burnadett Brandt, and her husband Steve of Norman, Step-daughters Arthurita McFarland and her husband Ray Schiska of Newcastle, Oklahoma, Karen Douglas and her husband Ronnie of Ohio, and Glenda Mauldin of Norman, 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.