Mildred Ghee

Mildred Ghee, age 76, of Mineral City, died Monday, December 23, 2013, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, after a long battle with heart disease and COPD.

Born February 28, 1937, in Gallagher, West Virginia, she was a daughter of Luther F. and Lula Holcomb Holcomb. Mildred attended school in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and, on May 3, 1953, married Thomas J. "Tom" Ghee. In 1959, Tom was employed by the Timken Roller Bearing Co. in Canton (he later retired from Norton Chemical Co. in Mineral City) and the couple moved with their young family to Tuscarawas County. Mildred was a loving homemaker who enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, as well as gardening.

Survivors include two daughters, Eva Lynn Ghee (companion, Frank King) of Mineral City, and Tina Marie McNutt (husband, Kenneth) of New Philadelphia; three sons, Randy Ghee (wife, Pam) of New Philadelphia, Timothy Ghee (wife, Brenda) of Dover, and Thomas Clay Ghee, Jr. of East Sparta; eleven grandchildren, Christina, Sarah, April, Tammy, Amanda, Bobby, Donna Faye, Tabitha, Alicia, Brandy and Matthew; many great-grandchildren; three sisters, Rosa Belle Nottingham of New York, New York, Eva Taylor of Robinson, Illinois, and Garnet Fitzwater of Indore, West Virginia; a brother, Luther Holcomb, Jr. (wife, Sue) of Cleveland; numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Tom, on April 23, 2012; two daughters, Betty Ghee and Frances Thompson; a son, Charles Ghee; three sisters, Margaret Brown, Faye Moore and Carol Pruitt.

Family and friends are invited to call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory, Dover, on Sunday, December 29, 2013, 12 2 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 2 officiated by Pastor David Wing. To sign an online guestbook and share a fond memory of Mildred, please visit the Obituaries and Flowers link on the funeral home's website.

The family suggests that contributions in Mildred's memory be made to the American Heart Association, Great Rivers Affiliate, P.O. Box 15120, Chicago, Illinois 60693.