Mildred Daniels French

Mildred "Millie" Daniels French, 79, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2008 at the Harbor Assisted Living Facility in Gulf Coast Village, Cape Coral, FL where she was a resident. Born in Gulfport, MS, she attended the Perkinston Junior College in MS. Following graduation, Millie met and married Hugh L. French Jr from Baltimore, MD. They resided there for several years before relocating to Dallas, TX. They lived in Dallas for 30 years and raised their three children there. Until recently, Millie was active in her community and church and enjoyed camping, sailing and spending time with family and friends. Following Hugh's retirement in 1992, they pursued a major lifestyle change; they sold their home in Texas and moved aboard a 40 foot trawler in Florida where they spent the next several years cruising the inland and off shore waters of the southeast. The experience strengthened their marriage and produced a wide array of memories and challenges. They came back ashore at Burnt Store Marina where they lived until Millie was admitted to the Harbor, a memory impairment unit of Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral, FL. Millie is survived by her husba...[more]

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Hugh L. French; children and their spouses, Cindy French, Jan French and Joe Stidham; granddaughter, Rachel and great granddaughter, Cami; as well as a multitude of friends and family scattered across the country and the Caribbean. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Ida Daniels; sister, Alice Anders and brother, Bob Daniels. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00, Saturday January 3, 2009 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 401 W. Henry Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33955. A Memorial Service will be held in Dallas, TX at a later date with inurnmet at Restland Memorial Gardens, Dallas, TX. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or to the Hope Hospice, 13821 Cleveland Ave, N Ft Myers, FL 33903.