Mildred W. Givens

Millie Givens, 79, died April 18, 2006 at Wesley Court Nursing Facility in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Lakeway, Texas. Born May 24, 1926 in Prairie Hill, Texas to Frank and Audie Waller. Millie married the love of her life, Ben M. Givens Jr. on February 22, 1958, whereupon they embarked on a 35 year love affair starting out in Venezuela before moving back to Texas in 1961. They lived in Snyder, Texas for many years before moving to Lakeway, Texas in 1983, where they were a perfect twosome on the golf course. She moved to Abilene, Texas in 2003 to be closer to her family. She was a wonderful mother, gourmet cook, artist, exceptional bridge player and golfer, and in the later years loved bingo. Millie took great pride in seeing her grandson, Zachary, attend New Mexico Military Institute and especially loved seeing him in dress uniform. She was preceded in death by Ben, Jr. in 1993, son Bobby, her parents, two brothers and one sister. Survivors include son Ben M. Givens III and wife Kris of Sweetwater, daughter Kelly Booker of Midland, grandson Cadet Zachary Givens of Roswell, New Mexico, brother Charles Waller and wife Nita of Euless and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Wesley Court and Big Country Hospice for the exceptional, loving care they gave Millie in her later months. We could not have asked for a better group of people to take care of Mom. Memorials may be made to NMMI Alumni Association, 101 W. College Blvd., Roswell, NM 88201-5173. Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 452-8811. Obituary and guestbook on line at wcfish.com