Mildred Geneva Wheeler of McKinney, Texas went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 20, 2011. She was 91 years old and a longtime resident of McKinney. On January 19, 1920 at 1:45 p.m., Mrs. Minnie Drain presented her husband, John, with a beautiful ten pound baby girl. They named her Mildred Geneva. Mildred, one of seven children, was raised on the family farm in the community of Clear Lake, Texas. Mildred’s father eventually sold the family farm to the Baptist Association and Lake Lavon Baptist Encampment was built on the property. Mildred attended Clear Lake Elementary School and Princeton High School where she graduated in 1938. After waiting two years for her sister, Maxie, to graduate from high school, Mildred and Maxie enrolled in North Texas State College (now University of North Texas) in Denton, Texas. Mildred received her teaching certificate in 1942 and began her teaching career at the small Verona, Texas elementary school. She continued her education at North Texas State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1946. Mildred earned her Master’s degree in Safety and Physical Education in 1948. Her teaching career included schools in Chambersville, Frisco, and Pleasant Grove, Texas before moving to Hobbs, New Mexico for three years. Upon her return to Texas, she resided in McKinney, Texas and taught in the Richardson ISD where she was instrumental in beginning the Driver’s Education program. She retired from Richardson ISD in 1984 after teaching for 42 years. She was a member in several organizations including the Gaslighters Book Review Club, Delta Kappa Gamma, and Delta Psi Kappa. Mildred was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 518 and served as Worthy Matron for two years and a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in McKinney. Mildred married Herburt R. Wheeler in 1952. He preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, James (Jim), J. E. (Jick), and Reverend J. D. (Jett) Drain, and sisters, Maxie Griffin and Monic Grater. She is survived by her sister, Johnnie Allen of Corinth, Texas, a multitude of nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog companion, Sadie. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Tuesday evening at the funeral home.