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Mildred Gulledge, 75, of the Flemings Creek Community died June 5, 2016 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home at Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born August 17, 1940 at home on Flemings Creek, the daughter of Loye Paul "Doe" and Derice "Dee" Ragsdale Davis. She was a longtime member of the Saint Paul Church of Christ and the Combs Church of Christ. Mildred married Bobby Wayne Gulledge on May 4, 1957. She lived a very full life with many achievements, talents and adventures. She was a co-founder of Saint Paul Pioneer Day, a long time basket maker who with the help of Bobby exhibited and taught basket making at the War Eagle Craft Fair, exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute and other shows. She was a story teller and poet. She was the creator and writer of the "Up Flemings Creek" column that appeared weekly for many years in the Madison County Record and The Ozarks Mountaineer magazine monthly. Mildred published a book of her memories entitled "Memories of an Ozarks Farm Girl" and has many stories, poems and rhymes she was in the process of getting published. Bobby and Mildred always sang together and had written many gospel songs. They recorded an album of some of the songs in 1972 entitle "It's Time We Were About The Father's Business". Mildred was treasured by her family for her love, her cooking, generosity and compassion, but mainly for her ability to turn the other cheek and offer forgiveness when wronged. She is much loved and will be forever remembered and missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bobby Wayne Gulledge on December 3, 2014, two sons, Bruce Wayne Gulledge and Len Otto Gulledge, two sisters, Sylvia Davis VanBrunt and Shirley Davis Brown. Survivors include: one son and wife, Bobby Ray Gulledge and Teresa of Combs, Arkansas; two daughters and husbands, Nina Gulledge Schlab and Alfred of Houston, Texas and Beverley Gulledge Sallee and Wayne of Flemings Creek, Arkansas; one daughter-in-law, Kim Gulledge Smith of Pettigrew, Arkansas; one sister, Joyce Davis Hughes of Garfield, Arkansas; nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, many nephews and nieces and many other special people Mildred and Bobby took into their home that are always considered family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 8 at the Combs Church of Christ with Reverend Sam Judd and Gaylon Lamb, Minister officiating. Interment will be in the Combs Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home www.brashearsfuneralhome.net at Huntsville. Pallbearers will be: Neil Smith, Jesse Osburn, Chris Gulledge, Justin Gulledge, Trevor Gulledge, Cole Williams and Dustin Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be: Tracy Osburn, Maranda Olvera, Wayne Sallee, Alfred Schlab, Sabrina Hattabaugh and Lensey Hawthorn. Viewing will be noon till 9:00 P.M. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

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Clara Mildred Gulledge

August 17, 1940 - June 5, 2016