Mildred Brown Burleson

Mildred Brown Burleson was born on December 4, 1930 in Pike County, Alabama and died at the age of 94 on March 5, 2025 in Decatur, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel D. Burleson Jr., her parents Ausburn and Rosa Lee Brown, a brother Claude Brown, and a sister Betty Duffee. She is survived by her sons Daniel D. Burleson III (Glenna) and Thomas A. Burleson (Angie); her grandchildren Dru Lindsey Burleson (Michael), Bailey Brown Burleson, Morgan Emens, and Whitney Steele (Austin); her great-grandchildren Kymani (Ky) Emens, Zaniah Gill, Sissy, and Zavier; her brothers Sammy Brown and Johnny Brown (Jennifer); and several nieces and nephews.

Mildred was a very hard-working woman who graduated from Jefferson-Hillman Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 and worked as a registered nurse in the operating room for several years. After having her sons, she worked as a bookkeeper at Doyle’s Supply for over 40 years. In her free time, Mildred enjoyed playing bridge with friends, working in her magnificent garden, and knitting. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and made the flower arrangements for many years. She was also a big fan of Alabama Football and the Atlanta Braves.

Mildred was highly capable and no-nonsense. One memory of her includes her quickly putting up wallpaper in her first grandchild’s nursery faster than her frazzled son could feed it to her. She was also a very proper and elegant lady. She often hosted tea parties for her friends as a way to teach her granddaughters proper hostess and table etiquette. She was also very creative. She made her granddaughters “Little House on the Prairie” dresses and fabric dolls to play pretend with. She also came up with unique ways to get things done. Her granddaughters remember her paying them in nickels to do chores like picking June Bugs off of her beautiful roses on many summer mornings. She was also an excellent cook. Some favorites were her spaghetti, waffles, strawberry pretzel salad, ginger snaps, chocolate pie, and the occasional Oreo Blizzard. It seemed that the only thing she couldn’t do was revealed by her late husband: as a dog-person, “Mildred doesn’t know how to pet cats.”

Mildred was tough, strong-willed, and seemingly fearless (except for snakes). Most importantly of all, she loved God, her family, and her many friends dearly. Her presence and spirit will be missed and remembered for generations to come.

A visitation will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Roselawn Funeral Home. Following the visitation will be a graveside service at 1:00 PM at Roselawn Cemetery.