Mildred Shaw Respess

After being blessed with 93 years here on this earth, Mildred Shaw Respess peacefully entered her heavenly home at noon on Monday, October 16, 2017 surrounded by her surviving sons, Don and Ronnie. Funeral services for Mildred will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Lambert First Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 12 noon. Rev. Millard Caulder and Rev. Joey Faulk will officiate. Interment will follow at Lambert Cemetery. Those honored to be pallbearers are Ron Respess, Miles Respess, Stone Respess, Lee Respess, Wash Respess, Ward Corbin, Will Corbin, and Wilson Albrecht. A prayer warrior with a servant's heart, Mildred was the oldest active member of Lambert First Baptist Church. At the age of 13, she asked Jesus to be her Savior and Lord and then began her life-long membership at First Baptist Lambert. She was also active in many community groups and was often found visiting the sick and widowed. Because God was the chief cornerstone of her life, she enjoyed being a friend and showing love to anyone she came in contact with. She loved being outdoors and gardening. In recent years when she could no longer walk her mile a day, she continued to walk around her home daily and enjoyed sitting outside taking in the sounds and smells of God's beautiful world. Grandmama, as she was called, was a great cook. She truly enjoyed serving others. Her dill pickles, hot water cornbread, and fried okra were among the many favorite dishes her family and friends enjoyed. Mildred was blessed to be an integral part of her sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildrens lives. Those she leaves behind to cherish her loving memory include 2 sons; Don Respess (Kathy) of Lambert, and Ronnie Respess (Linda) of Grenada, 1 brother; Malcolm Shaw of Coffeville, 7 grandchildren; Ron Respess, Amanda Bayles, Courtney R. Albrecht, Lee Respess, Amy R. Corbin, Wash Respess, and Crystal Clark, 14 great-grandchildren; Miles, Stone, Katherine, Ward, Elizabeth, Evan, Brooke, Wilson, Cade, Will, Grace, Kate, Erin, and Allie. The family would like to give a huge thank you to her special caregiver, Audrey Aven.    Mildred is preceded in death by her parents; Clyde Shaw and Estelle Walton Shaw, her husband; Hubert Lee Respess, 1 son; Chuck Respess, 1 sister, Judy Green. and 5 brothers; Edwin, Gilespie, Eugene, Jerry, and Wesley Shaw. The family ask for those wishing to send memorial contributions in Mildred's honor to please do so to Lambert First Baptist Church, 812 6th St., Lambert, MS 38643.