Mildred G. Emens of Decatur, Alabama passed away peacefully after a progressive battle with dementia on June 20, 2018 at the age of 89. Millie was a devoted wife, a gracious mother, and a loving grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She leaves behind a legacy of unconditional love, generosity, and graciousness to family and friends alike. So often Millie put the interests of others ahead of her own, living out a sacrificial love that is rare this side of heaven. Whether it was giving of her time raking leaves for a neighbor or paying debts for her family, Millie graciously gave of herself as often as she could.
Millie was the eldest child of Ira and Louise (Way) George and born on November 23, 1928 in Hartselle, Alabama. She married Joseph Harold Emens on June 23, 1948. An entrepreneur, Mrs. Emens started day-care centers in Decatur called Children’s Learning Center and Learning Land which provided wonderful atmospheres for children to grow and be loved away from home. Millie loved children and she had a passion to care for young children. It was not uncommon for Mrs. Emens in later years to meet those children now adults in Decatur who remembered being cared for at Learning Land. She donated the Learning Land to the city of Decatur for a senior citizen center and sold the Learning Center to a local church to further the education and care of young people. Thereafter, Millie was an payroll officer at NASA for close to twenty years.
Mrs. Emens was preceded in death by per parents Ira and Louise George, her husband J. Harold Emens, and her siblings Mattie Woodall and Ira George.
She is survived by her children Jina Murphy, Deedra Yates, John R. Emens, and Cameron N. Emens; 9 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter.
Please join family and friends for a service to celebrate the life of Mildred George Emens at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur, Alabama on June 23, 2018.
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