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Mildred Florene “Millie” Wilson Brockhaus

18 Apr 1916 – 24 Apr 2020

Birth	18 Apr 1916
Death	24 Apr 2020
Cemetery	Maguire-Fairview Cemetery Maguire , Cleveland County , Oklahoma , USA
Added by	Vickey on 25 Apr 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209469705

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Millie Brockhaus, of Purcell, passed away Friday April 24, 2020, at the age of 104 years and 6 days. Mildred Florene Wilson was born April 18, 1916 in Wynnewood, OK, the 4th of 7 children born to Archie Miller Wilson and Jessie Zoe (Lewis) Wilson. At a young age, her family moved by wagon to Okla. City, where she started school. Millie graduated from Classen High School in 1934. She married Rex Wall, and together they raised three children, daughter, Suzanne and sons, Don and Fred. Millie worked hard as a homemaker, caring and providing for her family. After Rex passed away, Millie, now a single mother, made sure her children had everything they needed. She took a job with the Sears Co. in customer service, retiring after more than 22 years of dedicated service. She later married LeRoy Brockhaus in 1963, and they made their home in Noble for many years, before moving to Lexington in 1996. Millie loved people, and had a huge heart and she would help anyone in need. And regardless of what life could throw at her, she always found a way to enjoy it and overcome. Her family and friends cherished her, and she was the best grandmother that ever lived! Anyone who ever met her, loved her, and she will be forever remembered for her quick wit and her "Millie-isms". She was a woman of great faith; a devoted Christian and a member of the First Baptist Church in Purcell. She will be dearly missed!(Excerpts from the Centenarians of Oklahoma Biography) Mildred described her self as a "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" type person. She left us with these words of wisdom: "Always help others and never concentrate on yourself". Mildred Florence (Wilson) Brockhaus was inducted into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the age of 103 years. She lived 104 years. She was preceded in death by: Son, Fred Wall; Her infant daughter, Janice Gayle Wall; Husband, Rex Wall; Parents, Archie and Jessie Wilson and Her siblings, Mary Ruth Lowell, Crystal Toland, Louise Taylor, Norman Rhea Bailey, George Wilson and Doyle Wilson. Millie is survived by: Her daughter, Suzanne Clark and husband Merle of Purcell; Son, Don Wall and wife Rachel of Schertz, TX; 9 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 16 great-great grandchildren; Several cousins, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a host of other Family and friends. Graveside Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 27, 2020, at the Fairview Maguire Cemetery near Noble.

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