Mildred Sullivan Whitfield

SERVICES: THURSDAY,MARCH 17, 20161:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY,MARCH 17, 201612:00 NOON UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. TOMMY SULLIVAN Mildred L. Whitfield, 88, of Destrehan, LA. passed away 12:30, on Thursday March 10th, 2016. She was a native of Philadelphia, MS and longtime resident of Pascagoula, MS and later Destrehan, LA.  Mildred loved to witness for her savior the Lord Jesus Christ, play the organ and write songs. Survivors include her sons, Bobby Goldman (Connie) of Hurley, MS and Larry Goldman (Oksana) of Tucson, AZ; 5 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Willie Clyde Sullivan (Virginia) of Bossier City, LA; sister, Maureen Byram Madison of Spanish Fort, AL; several nieces, nephews and their families. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Whitfield; her parents, Mark and Lena Sullivan and brothers, Tommy Sullivan and Jesse Sullivan.Pallbearers were Austin Goldman, Curtis Carter, Brian Goldman, Larry Goldman, Bobby Goldman and Randy Chamblee. Her departing request, in lieu of flowers, please donate this money to feed the hungry or the poor or to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (ifcj.org).