Mildred "Millie" Steadman White, 90, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Life Care Center of Yuma. She was born on June 21, 1918 in Trent, Texas to Walker Franklin and Asha Gafford Steadman. Mildred was a seventh generation Texan. She graduated from Trent High School as Valedictorian and went on to attend, Texas State College for Women, Abilene Christian College and Texas Tech College. She was a teacher at Goodman High School, a legal secretary for a Vernon law firm and a financial case worker for the Texas Department of Human Resources. She was a Federal Civil Service employee for many years, which included work at Camp Barkeley, San Jacinto Ordinance Depot, and Camp J.T. Robinson (Arkansas) during WWII. She later worked for the Small Business Administration, Social Security and the Department of Defense in Marshall, Texas. Mildred married Warren M. White in 1946. She lived in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi for many years, retiring in Abilene in 1985. She moved to Yuma in 2007. Mildred was a dedicated member of the Church of Christ for over 80 years. Her life was centered on her love of her family, church and friends. Mildred is survived by her twin daughters, Janet Lee White of Mahwah, New Jersey and Joan White Snyder of Yuma; grandchildren, Sean Warren Snyder of Yuma, Jared Michael Snyder of El Paso, Texas; two great nieces and four great nephews, along with a host of treasured friends. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Warren; parents, Walker and Asha Steadman; brothers, Foy B. and John K. Steadman. A visitation will be held at Johnson Mortuary on Saturday, April 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Her final resting place will be at Trent Garden of Memories Cemetery, Trent, Texas at a later date. Memorials may be sent to: Christ's Haven for Children P.O. BOX 467 Keller, Texas 76244