Mildred (Lankford) Adey, 86 years, 11 months, 22 days, and approximately 2,744,841,800 seconds, daughter of Delmar and Minnie Eugenia (Jackson) Lankford was born May 12, 1934 in Seneca, MO. She died May 4, 2021 at Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, MO.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Delmar, and Jean Lankford; her husband, Frank Adey; three sisters, Frances Friend, Maxine Oliver, and Sarah Pippen; two brothers, Leonard Lankford, and infant brother, Raymond Lankford.
Mildred is survived by her children, Janet McCown and Alva of Licking, MO, Beverly Mays and David of Lebanon, MO, Dwaine Adey and Trisha of Houston, MO, Steve Adey and Carol of Bucyrus, MO, and Connie Umfress and Robert of Bucyrus, MO; two brothers, Howard, and Ron Lankford; two sisters, Carolyn Screaves, and Mary Nunes; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and three great great-grandchildren.
Mildred grew up in Neosho, MO formerly known as the Buffalo Creek community. She was the oldest of ten children. She attended Westview school 1st through the 8th grade. She married Wilbert Franklin Adey July 9, 1958.
Around the age of 14 she went to work in Anderson, MO. After that she moved to Houston, MO and lived with her uncle Lloyd and Aunt Nellie Lankford and helped care for her cousins. Mildred went to work for the telephone company as a switchboard operator and received an award pin for saving the life of a child who was choking by instructing the mother life saving techniques. In 1970 Mildred drove a school bus for Success School and later worked as a cook there.
She accepted Christ at a young age, later attending church with her family at Gladden Freewill Baptist Church.
Mildred loved to embroidery, work puzzles, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Visitation: Sunday May 9, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Evans Funeral Home
Service: Monday May 10, 2021 at 11:30 AM at Ellis Prairie Baptist Church
Burial: Ellis Prairie Cemetery
Memorials: Ellis Prairie Cemetery, donations may be mailed to Lynn Wheeler, 9290 AJ Hwy, Bucyrus, MO 65444
