[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF MILDRED H. BURNETT

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 2011

  Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mildred H. Burnett, 
who will be celebrating her 100th birthday on March 11 this year. She 
is a woman who has spent her life giving back to her community through 
education and public service.
  A native Texan, Mildred Burnett was born on March 11, 1911 to Ulta 
Thomas Herriage and Bessie Farmer Herriage at Prairie Point Community, 
south of Dodd City in Fannin County. She grew up with her parents and 
five siblings in Fannin County, Prairie Point Community, English 
Community, Flag Springs, and Dodd City.
  Upon graduating from Windom High School in 1929, Mrs. Burnett went to 
East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, Texas (now Texas A&M 
University at Commerce). In 1939 she began teaching at Flag Springs 
School in Fannin County--a profession she devoted herself to for over 
thirty-nine years, teaching grades first through fourth.
  In 1934 Mildred married Noel Y. Burnett. The couple celebrated over 
fifty years of marriage and was blessed through the birth of their son, 
Lanny Joe Burnett, born in 1944. The family resided on a ranch in 
Fannin County, close to where Mildred and Noel had been born.
  Mrs. Burnett is a lifelong Southern Baptist and is a member at the 
First Baptist Church of Bonham where she taught Sunday School classes 
and Vacation Bible School for over fifty years. Known for her charm, 
generosity of spirit and involvement in the community, Mildred is a 
member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Retired Teachers Association, Texoma 
Council of Governments, and is a certified Ombudsman for the Texoma 
Region. Mrs. Burnett volunteered for the Honey Grove Nursing home and 
was a pink-lady for the Bonham Hospital. In 1962, Mildred was presented 
with a certificate at the State FFA Convention for being the ``Mother 
of the State FFA President.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask those present today to join me in honoring Mildred 
Burnett as she celebrates her 100th birthday. She has used her years 
well as educator and public servant, and I wish her many more blessed 
years.

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