Mildred G. Bugbee was born September 18, 1915 on the family farm near Sargent, NE to Roy V and Lula (Owen) Town. She passed away September 30, 2017 in Lenexa, KS at the age of 102.

Millie attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated high school at Taylor, NE. Following graduation she and her sister Louise moved to Lincoln, NE to look for work. She worked at a soda fountain in a drug store where Bob Bugbee was also working. Bob and Millie were married November 17, 1941 in Seward, NE at the Presbyterian minister’s home.

After Bob was drafted into the army in 1942, Millie worked at Western Electric in Lincoln helping with the war effort. The family moved to Kearney in 1953, to Lewis, KS. in 1956, and then on to Quinter, KS in 1963. It was here that Bob & Millie purchased the First National Bank of Quinter.

Millie was always deeply involved in her community. During that time, she was instrumental in securing the funding for the low-income Sr. citizen housing project and the senior citizen center. She was also involved in the Quinter chapter of the American Red Cross, and led the chapter for 19 years. Also, she was a founding member of Clothes like New and Things which supported the Quinter Golf Course. She was a faithful member of the Quinter United Methodist Church. Millie was a Quinter supporter through and through. She loved her puppies, flowers, her yard, and sports, but most of all she loved her family and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers and a sister. She is survived by her older sister Louise and brothers Bill and Bob, a son Roderick G. and wife Kathy of Louisburg, KS, a daughter Kathy Marie and husband Terry of Florence, OR; five grandchildren, Scott Bugbee and wife Ronda of Wichita, KS, Amy Reed, of Roeland Park, KS, Darin Bugbee of Basehor, KS, Andrea Valdez and husband Freddie of Sedona, AZ, and Amber Barrett and husband Fabian Hohmuth of Portland, OR and ten great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Quinter United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Baker Township Cemetery, Quinter.

Visitation will be Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Quinter.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Quinter United Methodist Church or the Quinter Senior Citizen’s Center. Donations made to the organization may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.schmittfuneral.com.