Hewlett, Mildred White

Born: September 25, 1910 – Died: September 16, 2008 (aged: 97yrs)

Section E, Row 24, Lot 616

Mildred Alice White Hewlett was born September 25, 1910, in the Buck Creek community of Somervell County to G.O. and Minnie Wisdom White. She was a resident of the Chisholm Trail Retirement Center in Keene, Texas, where she loved to play 42.

Mildred was a 1929 graduate of Cleburne High School and Tarleton State College. She married her longtime sweetheart, Clarence T. Hewlett, December 24, 1930. They resided in the Lone Willow Community southwest of Cleburne.

Besides being a farm wife and mother, Mildred taught school in the Buck Creek School and Highland-Freeland Community School. She also worked in dietary services at Memorial Hospital in Cleburne. She was a longtime faithful member of the Central Church of Christ in Cleburne.

Survivors included 2 daughters: Elwyn Bramblett of Memphis, TN and Donna Edwards and husband, Donnie of Meridian; 2 sons, Jack Hewlett and wife, Elizabeth, of Cleburne, and Mike Hewlett and wife, Jan, of Ft. Worth, TX. Also, surviving her are 15 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents, G.O. and Minnie White, her husband, Clarence T. Hewlett in 1985 and one son, Dennis Hewlett in 1992. Also, preceding her were 3 brothers: Sam White, Weldon White, and Alvin White and one sister, Elwyn White.