Mildred Oldham Whitfield, 97

Mildred Oldham Whitfield, 97, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Baptist Health Deaconess. She was born on March 16, 1929, in Hopkins County, KY to the late Autie W. Oldham and Floy Gill Oldham. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Walter W. Williams; second husband, Carl C. Whitfield; sisters, Lenna Allen and Jane Combs; and brothers, George Hubert Oldham and Maurice Oldham. Mildred had worked as a VP and trust officer at Old National Bank. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Upper Room Sunday School Class. She is survived by her daughters, Libbie Solomonson, Leslie (Jeff) Robinson, and Ann (Kenny) Vaughn; sons, John C. (Phyllis) Whitfield and Wade Whitfield; brother, Roscoe Charles (Carolyn) Oldham; grandchildren, Laura Lynn, Andrew (Sara) Solomonson, Sarah (Eric) Whitfield Bearden, Margaret (Keith) Howard, Jack (Kathleen) Whitfield, Logan (Megan) Whitfield, Meredith (Ava Fergerson) Whitfield, Mason (Ashley) Vaughn, Caroline Robinson, and Henry Robinson; and great grandchildren, Alec, Spencer, and Avery Lynn, Ellen and Maxwell Solomonson, DL and John Bearden, Liesel, Abram, Emmitt and Greta Whitfield, along with Hayden Vaughn, Alys, and JC Whitfield; and niece, Kimberly Oldham. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 18, 2026, at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home – Madisonville Chapel with Dr. John Kalz officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until the service time Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be John Whitfield, Wade Whitfield, Jack Whitfield, Andrew Solomonson, Alec Lynn, and Mason Vaughn. Honorary pallbearer will be Curtis Crick. Memorial Donations can be made to the First Methodist Church at 200 E. Center Street, Madisonville KY 42431.