Mildred L. Poland
July 17, 1934 ~ March 21, 2017
Mildred Poland, 82, of Mooresville, passed away March 21, 2017 at Rosegate Village in Indianapolis. Born July 17, 1934 in Indianapolis, Mildred was the daughter of the late Ivan and Lucy (Goode) Soots. On February 3, 1955 she was united in marriage to her loving husband, Fred Poland and he preceded her in death in 2006.
Mildred enjoyed working and providing for her family as the co-owner and operator of Jill's Pantry in Mooresville for several years. A woman of great faith and devotion, she was a member of Gospel Assembly Church in Indianapolis where she enjoyed helping in the kitchen. She was also a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Mooresville. A loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother, Mildred enjoyed spending time with her loving family.
Along with her parents and husband, Fred, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Eddie Soots.
Survivors include her two sons, John L. Poland of Camby and Dale E. (Tracy) Poland of Camby; four daughters, Tammy K. (Gordon) Whitaker of Martinsville, Barbara E. Morris of Martinsville, Karen L. (Robert) Bratton of Indianapolis, and Marcy R. (Chris) Christian of Indianapolis; her sister, Audrey (Donald) Martin of Martinsville; 15 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren.
Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of Mildred Poland on Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the chapel at Carlisle - Branson Funeral Service & Crematory in Mooresville. The funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood. Please visit www.CarlisleBranson.com where you may sign the online guest registry, leave a personal message for the family and view her Life Tribute video.
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Sending lots of love and prayers to the family. Mildred was a special lady and was very good to me. I am thankful to have known her and to have my memories of going to church with her as well as others. May she rest peacefully. Helen (Bryant) Couch
I will always remember your kind sweet and humble spirit dear lady.
God Bless Your Memory
Mildred I remember you at the Laundry matt. You worked very hard on everyones clothes. I haven”t seen you for a while. I will always remember you and how kind you were. I remember you ironing those Beautiful Shirts. God Bless your Family.
I thank The Lord for each and every precious memory I have of You and Fred. From Jill’s Pantry and Hoagie Baskets, to the Teen Canteen where I played in bands for you. You were like a mom and dad to me. I will always love you both. May The Lord comfort your family in the days ahead, and always. David Martin
Love you. Grandma i miss you. Man i miss being in the store at the. Trailer park man that was fun
I have so many great memories of Mildred! She was one of kind! She gave me my first job at Jill’s Pantry and we had fun along with working! She was very hard working and loved her family! To all the family my prayers are with you ! Vicky Canellas Schaffer