Mildred Moudy

Mildred Alene Tramel Moudy, daughter of Cecil and Ruby Dollman Tramel, was born Sept. 11, 1931, in Belleville, Arkan-sas. She went to her heavenly home Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee at the age of 92 years.

High school sweethearts, she and Bobby Tom "B.T." Moudy married Oct. 27, 1950, in Belleville. She was his right hand as they journeyed through dental school and co-founded B.T. Moudy Dental Office in Chaffee. She worked as business manager, receptionist and dental assistant for 40 of the 58 years the practice served the Chaffee area. B.T. survives of the home in Chaffee.

A member of First Baptist Church in Chaffee, Mildred lived her Christian faith.

She loved her Southern gospel music; her beautiful garden of peonies, buttercups, forsythia and irises; and Jesus. An accomplished seamstress, Mildred created wardrobes for her four daughters, with many of the outfits later fashioned into squares quilted by her mother.

Gathering family and friends was one of her great joys. She hosted ample feasts for holidays and made birthdays special. Her cinnamon rolls and Thanksgiving cornbread dressing were legendary. One of her greatest gifts was encouraging those she met to be their best and trust God. Romans 8:28 was her life verse, knowing that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.

Besides her husband, survivors include four daughters, Donna (Tom) Turpin of Chaffee, Betty (David) Dorn of Scott City, Karen (Steven) Whitaker of Chaffee and Nancy Moudy of Louisville, Kentucky; one brother, Carl (Joan) Tramel of Lawrence, Kansas; four grandchildren, who affectionately called her Mema, Bret (Karen White) Whitaker, Stefanie (Jordan) Hall, Jake Turpin (Karissa Hoecherl) and Matt Turpin (Sarah Griffith); and four great-grandchildren, Maverick Hall, Landry Hall, Owen Whitaker and Everley Mae Turpin.

Besides her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Tramel; one sister, Amrita Thompson; and one great-grandson, Brycen Turpin.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Josh Boley officiating. Interment will follow at Union Park Cemetery in Chaffee. Pallbearers will be David Dorn, Jordan Hall, Jake Turpin, Matt Turpin, Tom Turpin and Steven Whitaker. Honorary pallbearer will be Maverick Hall.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 S. Third St., Chaffee, MO 63740, or the charity of your choice

Online condolence may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.