Mildred Gfeller
Mildred Jean Gfeller, 74, died May 9, 2003, at her home in El Dorado.
Services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church, El Dorado. Graveside services and burial followed at 2 p.m. at Wonsevu Cemetery.
Born Feb. 2, 1929, at Newton, she was the daughter of Claud James and Zelda Bell (Nickolson) Shanklin.
She lived in El Dorado most of her life and was a homemaker and paraprofessional for El Dorado USD 490. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church for 45 years.
On June 24, 1956, she married Harold Gfeller at Wonsevu.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Harold Shanklin; and a sister, Ruby Shanklin.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Jim Gfeller of Birmingham, Ala., and Tim Gfeller of El Dorado; two daughters, Marilyn O'Bryan of Grapevine, Texas, and Carolyn Aikens of El Dorado; two brothers, Clifford D. Shanklin of Coweta, Okla., and Robert Shanklin of Florence; and 12 grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established with Temple Baptist Church.
