Edith Mildred Cassidy

Edith Mildred (Overturf) Cassidy, 94, of St. Joseph (formerly of Coloma), passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Caretel Inns, St. Joseph. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Plymouth Congregational Church, 123 First St., Watervliet, MI. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.. Arrangements are with Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Burial will follow at Mitchell #8 Cemetery in Cooter, Missouri. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guestbook online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Memorial donations may be made to Lakeland Hospice. Mildred was born on December 25, 1914, in Steele, Missouri, to Andrew Jefferson Overturf and Augusta Wallace. She married Thomas Leonard Cassidy, Jr. on August 24, 1934 in Steele, Missouri. Mildred was very involved as a member in her church, the Ladies Aid Group, the Benton Harbor Lioness Club and was also an accomplished seamstress. She was also a teacher in Illinois and Missouri. She is survived by her son, Thomas (Janice) Cassidy of Benton Harbor, MI. and a brother, Andrew (Alice) Overturf of Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Mildred is also survived by a granddaughter, Cammie (Arturo) Hernandez and a grandson, Patrick (Eileen) Cassidy and two great grandchildren, Anthony and Caitlin Hernandez. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her daughter, Patricia Cassidy, her son, John Cassidy, a brother, Rayburn Overturf and a sister, Juanita Steele.