Gerry Elizabeth Mull, 81, a long-time resident of Myrtle Beach, passed away on October 29 from complications of an automobile accident.
She is survived by her brother, Benjamin Roscoe Mull II, who currently resides in Berea and her life-long friend Lila "Betty" Skinner, of Myrtle Beach. She is also survived by many loving cousins, friends and extended family.
Born in Greenville on October 21, 1937, Gerry was the daughter of Benjamin Roscoe Mull and Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson. Her mother died when she was only nine months old and she and her brother were reared by their grandmother, Eva Emily Rebecca Hunt Mull.
Graveside services will be held at Graceland Cemetery West, 4814 White Horse Road, Greenville, 29611 at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 1st. Following the graveside service, friends and family will be received at the home of Derrick and Julie Murdock, 613 Brixton Ct., Simpsonville, 29681.
Gerry was a graduate of Winthrop University, and received her Master's Degree from George Mason University. She taught for 33 years, primarily in Fairfax, Virginia before retiring in 1992.
Active in many organizations, Gerry was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as Colonial Dames. She had traced her ancestry to Henry II, King of England. But she was most proud of her revolutionary war ancestor, Esli Hunt, who went off to fight at the Battle of Kings Mountain when he was only 16 and later fought with Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, to secure our nation's freedom.
Gerry Mull touched many lives, not only through her teaching, but her many volunteer activities and her many kindnesses will be greatly missed.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bishopville as well as the Knudsen Sunday School Class. A member of the Prestwick County Club in Myrtle Beach, she enjoyed golf and volunteered for the LPGA.
An avid traveler, she visited every state in the union as well as every continent. She walked the streets that Jesus walked in Israel, rode a camel in Cairo, marched with penguins in Antarctica, and learned to throw a boomerang with the Aborigines in Australia.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Bishopville, 229 W. Church St., Bishopville, SC 29010, or the DAR Tamassee School, 1925 Bumgardner Dr., Tamassee, SC 29686, which serves underprivileged children of Appalachia.
A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting www.mackeymortuary.com.
