Mildred Laverne Saxton December 30, 1942 – April 8, 2020

Mildred Saxton died at Colonel Glenn Nursing and Rehab Center in Little Rock at the age of 77. She was born in Biscoe to Howard Saxton Jr. and Angeline Savage-Saxton. She received her education from the Biscoe Public School System, and was a 1960 graduate of Biscoe High School. After graduating high school, she went on to further her education by attending and graduating from AM&N College in Pine Bluff (University of Arkansas at Pine Buff) in 1964 with a degree in education.

In recent years, after relocating to Stuttgart, she joined Turning Point Ministries of Stuttgart, where she remained until her health failed. She was a former member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff and St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Biscoe. In the 1960’s, Mildred began her teaching career at the Biscoe Public School in Biscoe, where she taught Home Economics for 2 years. She then moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she was employed with the Chicago Public School System for more than 20 years, before retiring and returning to Arkansas in the late 1980’s. After returning to Arkansas, she went to work as a home health care aide, for almost 20 years until she retired in 2017, due to failing health.

Her parents; and three brothers, Vernon Saxton, Leonard Saxton and Nolan Saxton, all preceded her in death. Survivors are two brothers, Willie Saxton, of St. Louis, MO, and Thomas (DeMarco) Saxton, of Toledo, OH; four sisters, Shirley Morris and Sharon “Necey” Saxton, both of Little Rock, Annie Saxton, of Stuttgart, and Tijuana Saxton, of Jacksonville; an aunt, Selma Abernathy ,of Chattanooga, TN; a special niece and caregiver, Alicia (Kameron) Dale, of Little Rock; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Graveside services were April 18 at Oakland Cemetery in DeValls Bluff with Brother Miles Harshaw officiating. Arrangements were by Branscumb Johnson & Gilchrest Funeral Home of Brinkley.