Mildred Boykin

Mrs. Mildred Cato Boykin North Augusta, SC—Funeral Services for Mrs. Mildred Cato Boykin, 87, of North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest January 5, 2014, will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the First Baptist Church of North Augusta. Rev. Roy Kiser officiating. Private Interment in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Boykin was a native of Augusta, Georgia moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1955 and returning to her final home of North Augusta in 1992. Mildred was a graduate of Tubman High School and began a career with Southern Bell Telephone Company as a Staff Associate in 1951 and retired as a Senior Engineer after 42 years of service. During her career in depreciation analysis for the company, Mrs. Boykin served as a member and Past President of the Atlanta Chapter of Society of Women Engineers. She was an avid advocate of encouraging young women to excel in the areas of Mathematics and Science and created a scholarship program to help deserving women who aspired to become engineers. A lifelong learner herself, Mrs. Boykin believed that everyone should have an education, as education is the one thing that belongs entirely to you. She served as a member and Past President of the Augusta Club of Bell South Pioneers and the Past President of SALT, Seniors and Law Enforcement Together for the Riverview Park in North Augusta. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of North Augusta and a member of the All Together Sunday School Class and the Sheffield Club. Her family and friends will remember Mildred for her servant’s heart who was always willing to work for the benefit of others. She was a kind, devoted, and faithful wife, mother and friend who loved UGA football, golf, and telling a good joke. She spent countless hours volunteering in different mission projects but held the Veterans and those in Law Enforcement especially dear to her heart. Mrs. Boykin was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years, Lawton Southwell Boykin. Survivors include her two children, Williams S. Boykin and his wife, Diane, Tampa, Florida and Jane Boykin ElLaissi and her husband, Fathy, Evans, Georgia. Her great joy and pleasure were her grandchildren, Amy (Mike) Romano and Alex Boykin, both of Tampa, Florida, William ElLaissi, Durham, North Carolina, Sarah Jane ElLaissi, Evans and two great-grandchilren. She is also survived by her sister, Helen Cato Gordon, Augusta. In the last years of her life, she enjoyed the special companionship of her high school sweetheart, Carlton (Beanie) Morris. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Sheffield Club. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of North Augusta Building Fund, 625 Georgia Ave., North Augusta, SC 29841. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this Tuesday evening from 6 until 8. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com

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Mildred Boykin

March 8, 1926 - January 5, 2014