Birth date: Apr 12, 1925 Death date: Nov 6, 2024
Mildred Grady Smith of Lakeland, Florida, 99 years old, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born in Doylestown, Ohio, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1925, to Carmon F. and Elizabeth (Glossen) Read Obituary
My Aunt Middy🙏, Many memories . Prayers for all the Cousins. ❤️ Keep looking up!
Waynee
I have some good memories of grandma from when I was a young girl. One of my favorite memories is spending the day with her on my birthday. She would take me to Maas Brothers department store and let me pick out a dress or nice blouse. Then, we would go upstairs and she would treat me to lunch at the cafe they had on the second floor. It was a memorable time and I felt like a special little lady to be able to spend that time with her. I also remember her baking my favorite pie for Thanksgiving and the stories she would tell of my mom and her siblings when they were growing up. I always wanted to spend weekends with grandma and my uncle James. I also remember her crochet and her picking me up from school when I was sick or my mom was working. I loved her dressy clothes and costume jewelry, her stories about dancing, her political engagement and her very red hair along with her matching spirit. I'm sad and feel regretful that I didn't spend more time with her in her later years and was not able to say goodbye to her. I'm holding my family in this loss and the grief and imagining her in heaven with her parents and siblings. Grandma: I'm glad you are not suffering in your earthly body and are now in God's hands. Rest in eternal piece. I love you.
Your granddaughter, Sharon
She wasn’t my mom, but she was “Mom” and she taught me how to crochet, which I still enjoy doing today. At our first lesson, she asked me what did I want to crochet first and I told her “booties”. She looked at me with surprise and asked was I pregnant. We have laughed many times over this unusual way of announcing to her that I was pregnant. She got me involved with home health care, took me to Tallahassee with her, and taught me about lobbying and so much more. There have been good and not good times over the years, but I also learned, in spite of differences, to love “Mom”.
