Mildred Marie Leicht

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DALLAS - After nearly a century of a blessed life, Mildred Marie Leicht Eubanks went to be with the Lord April 3, 2011.

Born in 1917 in Winfred, S.D., and being shaped and strengthened by the Great Depression in Des Moines, Iowa, she was 1 of 7 children of Alma and Arthur Leicht. She was married to Bill Eubanks, living her middle years in Amarillo, where she was active at Polk Street United Methodist Church.

Upon moving to Dallas, she was an involved member and volunteer at Spring Valley United Methodist Church for the past 40 years. She both gave and received much love throughout her full life. She spent her final years with the excellent senior care from Signature Pointe on the Lake. She was an active parent and grandparent into her last years.

She is survived by her sons, Dennis and Ron Eubanks, their wives, Kay and Melissa; her grandchildren, Cari Parr and husband Jay, Deric Eubanks and wife Emily, Kelly Juon and husband Marc, Emily Eubanks, Alex Eubanks and Jason Nolte; her great-grandchildren, Brendan and Nathan Parr, and Dylan and Ella Eubanks; her sister, Ruth Leicht Zaffle; brother, Sheldon Leicht; nieces, Shannon Jones, Suzanne Cobb and Sue George; and nephews, Doug Leicht and Hugh Tidwell.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Spring Valley United Methodist Church in North Dallas, preceded by a family visitation Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Restland in Dallas. Interment will be at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Plano.

At her request, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Children's Ministry at Spring Valley United Methodist, 972-233-7671.

Amarillo Globe-News, April 8, 2011

Mildred married William Boyce Eubanks, son of Tandy Steveson Eubanks and Isa Ola Baggerly, on 13 Nov 1944. (William Boyce Eubanks was born in 1923 and died on 30 Jan 1994 in , Potter County, Texas.)