Mildred Joyce Hale, 81, of Cleveland, TN, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 after a short illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren; her mother, Dorothy McCoy; and many other loved ones.
In her 81 plus years she was known as a person of dignity who cared deeply about those suffering from financial, emotional, physical, or spiritual difficulties and not just offered her sympathies but committed her finances and personal time and property to their behalf. In her most treasured role, she devoted herself to her family as an Army officer's wife and mother of four. She attained a Master's of Early Childhood Education and taught kindergarten for 15 years in the Chatham County School System in addition to various Bible teaching and ministry positions at Ardsley Park Baptist Church during her thirty five years in Savannah, Georgia. Upon returning to her hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee to care for her aging parents, Ted and Dorothy McCoy, she continued her generosity and ministry to others in the Flint Springs community.
Mildred is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Deborah Tillman of Glennville, GA, Mrs. Molly Baker of Savannah, GA and Mrs. Angela Rimes of Pembroke, GA; her only son, Harlan Hale of Decatur, GA; grandchildren, Aaron Tompkins, Christian Tillman, Joshua Tillman, Sybil Teles, Saba Hale, Nathan Rimes, and Eric Rimes. Great Grandchildren include Elizabeth Tompkins, Malone Tompkins, Hogan Teles, Nina Teles, Hunter Rimes and Leila Rimes; sisters, Mrs. Helen Dixon of Cleveland and Mrs. Linda Maddox of Anniston, AL; brothers, Bill McCoy and Joe McCoy of Cleveland and Dwight McCoy from Darby, MT; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, in the chapel of Grissom Funeral Home in Cleveland. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Grissom Funeral Home who has charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to: Children's International, Child ID # 1063222, Child ID # 704229 P.O. Box 219055, Kansas City, MO 64121 or to Gideon's International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, Tenn. 37214-0800.