MILDRED E. BREEDEN
Dec. 23, 1933-Sept. 28, 2014
Mildred E. Breeden, 81, 1615 Ball St., Goldsboro, peacefully succumbed to the silent chambers of death Thursday at her residence.
She was born Dec. 23, 1933, to Nathaniel and Blanche Bryant Edmundson in Rose Hill, N.C.
In 1952, she was united in marriage to Fred Breeden Sr., and to this union six children were born.
In addition to her husband, Mildred was preceded in death by two children, Wilhelmina Breeden and Jimmy Edmundson, and siblings, Agnes Jones Whitley, Roberta Edmundson, Leroy Edmundson and Nathaniel Edmundson Jr.
Mildred was a former member of Saint Mark Church of Christ, and later became a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She dutifully served in the mass choir.
After many years of work, she retired from O'Berry Center.
She was a member of the State Employees Retiree Organization.
There will now be a void in our hearts, but all the wonderful memories that we shared will help to ease the pain.
Eulogistic services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Her mortal remains will be laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery.
Precious memories are cherished by her children, Fred (Debra) Breeden Jr., Marvin Breeden, John Breeden and Catherine (James) Ellis all of Goldsboro and Earl McDougal of Laurinburg; her siblings, Simon (Lola) Edmundson of Raleigh, Vivian Delores (William) Holden of Goldsboro and Mary Lena Brown of Goldsboro; sister-in-law, Doris McMillian of Philadelphia, Pa.; brother-in-law, Carl Revels of Laurinburg, N.C.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Visitation Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church, with the family present to receive friends. At other times, the family will receive friends at the residence, where it will assemble in preparation for the funeral procession.
Arrangements are entrusted to Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro, N.C., www.haskinsfh.com.
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Published in Obituaries on September 21, 2014 12:11 PM