Mrs. Mildred (Watkins) Briggs

Danville Commercial News, Danville, Illinois
Oct. 29, 1973

Mrs. Mildred Briggs, 64, of 1633 N. Gilbert, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 28, 1973) at Carle Memorial Hospital in Urbana, where she had been a patient for four days. She had been ill for two weeks.
She was born Nov. 8, 1908, in Danville, the daughter of Burt and Emma DeLany Watkins. She married William Briggs and he died in March 1967.
Survivors include a son, Philip of Danville; and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Lanter, Mrs. Vivian Adamson and Miss Fern Watkins, all of Danville. She was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church, the church choir and was secretary-treasurer for the Sunday school. She was also a member of the Danville Camping Club, the Postal Supervisors Auxiliary and the Letter Carriers Auxiliary. She was employed as a secretary at Belcher TV Sales & Service.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church. The Rev. Robert Penrod will officiate, and burial will be in Springhill Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Barrick & Son Funeral Home. The family has requested that memorials be in the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society or the First Congregational Church.