Mildred Ethelene (Dietz) Breshears youngest child of Robert and Effie (Breshears) Dietz was born at Quincy, Missouri on June 22, 1920 and passed away November 10,2005 at Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.

Mildred grew up in the Quincy and Harper, Missouri area and attended school at Union.

Mildred had lived in Clinton, Missouri for about 55 years.

On September 28, 1940 Mildred married Dinver Breshears. To this union six children were born. Harold Gene, Wilma Louise, Ronald Dee, Jimmy Lee, Donnie Ray and Lonnie Dale.

Mildred was a homemaker and had a talent for crocheting, embroidery, making quilts and was a good cook. Most of Mildred's family received homemade gifts from her.

Mildred was a loving person to her family and friends, especially her Grand and Great Grandchildren.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Clifford and wife, Lois Dietz_ sisters Cecil and husband, Lawrence Kennedy, Helen and husband George Wood, Ruby and husband, Jake Breshears a beloved son Donnie and a daughter-in-law Cathey Breshears.

Mildred is survived by Dinver Breshears; her daughter Louise Rens and husband Jim; Four sons, Harold Breshears and wife, Wanda, Ronald "Randy" Breshears and wife, Annabell, Jimmie Breshears and Christine Buholzer and Lonnie Breshears and wife, Donna: eleven grandchildren, twenty-one great grand children; four cousins; one sister-in-law, AIleen Harris; one brother-in-law, Ralph Breshears and several nieces and nephews.

Mildred will be missed by all that knew her.

Funeral services were held at the Vansant-Mills Chapel on Saturday, November 12,2005 at 2:00 p.m. with David L. Mills officiating. The musical selections were "In The Garden" and "How Great Thou Art" by soloist and organist Tony Cline. Casket bearers were, Rick Breshears, Tony Rens, Troy Rens, Tiip',_ens, Sean Elges and David Howard. Honorary Casket bearers were Waylon Breshears, Christopher Breshears, Neal English, Seth Strouse, Doug Spackler, Levi Burrows, Joey Buholzer and Dustin Mantonya.

Burial was in the Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.


JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFUL, LONG -STEMMED ROSE,
HER PRECIOU MEMORY GROWS AND GROWS, TOUCHING THE HEARTS OF ALL OF THOSE SHE LOVED.

AND LIKE THE FRAGANCE OF THAT SAME ROSE, HER LOVE, SO SWEET, STILL FLOWS AND FLOWS, FILLING OUR LIVES WITH A WARMTH
THAT SHOWS SHE'S THERE.

SO LIKE A FOREVER-BLOOMING ROSE,
THE BEAUTY SHE SHARED ETERNALLY GLOWS, FOR DEEP IN OUR HEARTS,
EACH OF US KNOWS SHE LIVES!