MILDRED SETTLES: 1932 - 2009

Mildred B. Settles, age 77 of White Hall died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the home of her daughter in White Hall. She was born October 13, 1932 in Eldred, the daughter of Arnold and Eva Wiser Schofield. She married William E. Settles in 1950, and he preceded her in death in 1992. She was also preceded in death by her long time companion, Loren Douglas in 2008. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda (Ron) Evans of Lebanon, Oregon, and Debra (Jack) Wahle of White Hall, and a son Stanley (Jeanette) Settles of Sweet Home, Oregon. There are ten grandchildren, Chad, Eric, Joshua, and Jennifer Evans, Tabitha Buhlig, Jackie Wahle, Jason Lee, Danny Cox, Chad Farmer, and Brandie Edgemand, and 13 great grandchildren. She is also survived by five sisters, Peggy Chapman of Nilwood, Shirley Ruyle of Eldred, Judy Beauchard of Greenville, Pauline Ruyle of N. Carolina, and Margaret McKinnon of Hardin, and two brothers, Dale Schofield of Missouri, and Ronald Schofield of Berdan. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ora Flamm, and a brother Frank Schofield. Mildred had been a cook at several restaurants in Grafton for many years. She enjoyed her grandchildren very much. She loved to travel with her sisters, and they vacationed all over the country. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall with burial in White Hall Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor’s choice.