Mildred Louise Herbelin Uptmore

Born: November 2, 1927 West, McLennan County, Texas

Died: August 10, 2019 China Spring, McLennan County, Texas

Daughter of: George Washington and Della Lou Lassetter Herbelin

Wife of: A. J. Uptmore

Mildred “Mickey” Uptmore, 91, of China Spring, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Monday, August 12, at First Baptist Church of China Spring.

Mickey Herbelin was born November 2, 1927, near Ross, Texas. She was the last of eight children born to George Washington and Della Lou (Lassetter) Herbelin. She grew up and attended schools there.

She met A.J. Uptmore, who had just returned from WWII, in a cookie and sweet factory in Waco, where she worked, and he was a cookie salesman. A short engagement followed and the couple got married April 27, 1946.

Three children were born to their marriage, Danny, Terry, and Brenda. She has spent nearly all of her life being a housewife and helping to run the family farm. They first lived on the Virgie Humberson place in China Spring, and then in 1970, moved to Talbert Ranch Road, where they built a home and continued their farming life. She survived a tornado that hit their home in 1976, destroying much of it.

Mickey was involved in Baptist Churches in China Spring all of her married life and was active in helping in a variety of ways. She was also active in her Civic Club and enjoyed working to help make the community of China Spring better through the years, in community and school activities.

She enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing and fishing. She was a superb pickle canner, and also enjoyed making a variety of jams and jellies. She was an avid reader and enjoyed a number of different kinds of books. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She had a vivacious smile, a loving disposition, and had a wonderful outlook on life. She was independent and continued to live on the farm through a variety of different challenges.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years A.J.; her parents; all of her siblings; and one granddaughter.

She is survived by two sons, Danny Uptmore and wife, Vicki, of Hewitt, and Terry Uptmore and wife, Danida, of McGregor; daughter, Brenda Smith and husband, Jerry, of Clifton; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews and friends.

Memorials may be made to the China Spring Volunteer Fire Department or First Baptist Church of China Spring.