Mildred E. Beals Lockard
July 25, 2012
Mildred Evelyn (Race) Beals Lockard, 87, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Kavanaugh on 56th Street.
Mildred was born on March 1, 1925, to Joe and Ruby Race. She retired from Square Deal Insurance Co., where she had worked for many years. Mildred was a member of Sheridan Park United Methodist Church and Eastern Star. She liked to garden and embroider, and won several blue ribbons over the years for her embroidery entries at the Iowa State Fair. Mildred loved spending time with her friends at the Shores in Pleasant Hill.
Mildred is survived by her children, Don (Connie) Beals, Linda (Paul) Minks, Cindy (Tom) Swanson, and Fay (Gina) Beals; sister, Hazel Crawford; brother, Lewis Race; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other extended relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wayne Beals, second husband, Ted Lockard, and her sister, Elva Dustman.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, followed by burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sheridan Park United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Connie Hernandez
07/30/2012
Fay & family, Although we didn't know your mother, she had to have been a wonderful lady to raise such a great son with a beautiful family!
Love you all,
Connie, David & your friends at Raul's
connie young
07/29/2012
fay and gina iam thinking of you guys your mom was a wounderfull lady always so nice and sweet to everyone i know what your going thru love you guys
Linda
07/28/2012
To my dear brothers and sister....
I love you all so much and have so many wonderful memories together that our mom helped create.
I know we will always remember her positive attitude, and her kind and gentle ways.
We will miss her so much.
May God bless her dear sweet heart, and may God bless all of you too.
Love You, Linda
Colene and Tom Chebuhar
07/27/2012
We are thinking about all of you at this very difficult time. Aunt Mildred had many good qualities but I think her cheerful disposition was one of the things I will always remember. I never saw her when she was not in a cheerful mood.