Mildred Wilkerson Vick

Mildred Wilkerson Vick passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at the age of 97.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Azleland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Biggers Funeral Home.

The best way to honor Mildred is by doing a kind deed for a child. In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to the Saginaw United Methodist Church or the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Educational Foundation.

She was born November 26, 1916, at Knob Hill to Bill and Atris Nix Wilkerson. Mildred was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and teacher. Mildred taught for 37 years and kept in touch with many of her Decatur and Eagle Mountain Elementary students. She was so honored and humbled when they named a building at Eagle Mountain Elementary after her. Mildred was a graduate of Springtown High School and North Texas State College where she met her loving husband of 48 years, Harold Vick, who preceded her in death. Mildred was a member of the Saginaw United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Brown, her husband, Ron, Jane Crawford, her husband, Art; her grandchildren, Joe Crawford, his wife, Kerri, Vicky Trichel, her husband, Gerry, Tammy Frazier, her husband, Larry, and Tommy Brown, his wife, Stacy; as well as great-grandchildren, Jake Crawford, Grant, Garrison and Gage Trichel, Grady and Chase Frazier and Vivian Brown.