Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Traylor, Mildred Louise April 3, 2011
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The Urbana Daily Citizen
Mildred Louise Traylor, age 89, a long time resident of Saint Paris, OH passed 
away on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 6:45 a.m. in the McAuley Center, Urbana.
Born on December 17,1921 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Mildred grew up in Piqua, 
OH, graduating from Piqua High School in 1939 and subsequently Miami Jacobs 
Business College of Dayton, OH. During WWII she worked at Wright Field and the 
Mound, and for Piqua Wood Shovel following the war. On October 16,1947 she 
married Raymond Traylor and in 1956 they moved to St. Paris and started "The 
Booster," a weekly advertiser. She was also the proprietor of "Traylor's 
Clothing Store" in St. Paris for many years. Mildred was preceded in death by 
her husband of 48 years, on November 29,1995. She is survived by four children 
and their spouses; Deborah R. (Traylor) and Tim Ray of Troy, Peggy L. 
(Traylor) and William Bowers of The Villages, FL, Kurt E. and Susan Traylor of 
Rosewood, and Lisa L.
y (Traylor) and Mike Conley of Urbana. She was a loving grandmother to 10 
grandchildren: Jackie Dickson, Molly Traylor, Emily Freyhof, Josef Freyhof, 
Mark Traylor, Zach Traylor, Steve Traylor, Karodie Organ, Nolan Conley and 
Jessamine Conley, and 12 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she 
was preceded in death by her mother and step father, Lois Ramona (Burt) Emert 
and Elmer C. Emert of Piqua, a great grandson, Noah Michael Woomer in 2009, a 
brother and a sister. Mildred was a member of the St. Paris United Methodist 
Church since 1957 where she participated in United Methodist Women and the 
Friendship Class. Mildred was a former member of the St. Paris Antique Club, 
the Urbana Soroptimist Club, St. Paris Business Association, and was a 4-H 
leader for
many years with sewing clubs. Mildred was a champion of the Graham Local 
Schools, serving on several bond levy committees and assisting with the start 
up of the first private kindergarten in St. Paris before the public schools 
instituted that grade level. Mildred often served as a designer and seamstress 
for the Graham High School musicals and plays. Mildred believed in education, 
community, and her family. She will be remembered for her devotion to her 
family, her friendly smile and loving nature.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the 
Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield Street, St. Paris, Ohio with 
Reverend Dave Kepple presiding. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. 
Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on 
Wednesday in the funeral home.
Donations in Mildred's memory may be made to the St. Paris United Methodist 
Church Organ Fund, P.O. Box 564, St. Paris, Ohio 43072. Envelopes will be 
available in the funeral home.
photo included with obituary

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