5/17/2012
Mildred A. (Maddy) Wing, age 93 of Colfax, went home to be with her Lord and Savior
on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Funeral services
will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in
Colfax. Burial will follow at McKeever Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday,
May 21, 2012 from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the church. The family will greet friends
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Church or Bright
Kavanagh House. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.
Mildred was born on April 27, 1919, to Golie and Elizabeth Maddy in Tracy, Iowa.
She grew up on a farm near Pleasantville, Iowa. Mildred graduated from Knoxville
High School and taught in rural Marion country school after graduation.
She married
Loren Wing on February 7, 1941, in Pleasantville. In 1945, they moved to a farm
south of Valeria, where they raised registered Guernsey cows.
Mildred had a green
thumb – a real talent for growing house plants and she always had a large vegetable
and flower garden. She loved to cook and bake and was well known for her potato
salad and pies, especially her black raspberry and gooseberry.
She accepted Christ as her savior as a young girl. She was a 60 + year member of
the First Baptist Church. She also held the following church offices: deaconess,
church clerk, treasurer, financial secretary, LMC president and treasurer, and AWANA
secretary.
She taught a Sunday School class for 50 years. Mildred also corresponded
with 25 missionaries over the years. She was devoted to her family. She remembered
every birthday, anniversary, or special day with a card and personal note.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Lila (Robert) Maher of Colfax, Marilyn (Michael) Kintz of Elk Grove, California, Marlin (Lael) Wing of Colfax,
Darrell (Darla) Wing of Colfax and David (Theresa) Wing of Runnells. Also surviving
are 12 grandchildren, 19 great grand children and one great great grand son.
Preceding
Mildred in death were her parents, husband and two sisters, Marie Vroegh and Lucille
Maddy.