Mildred Rogers was born in Prosper, Texas on October 28, 1918 to Irma and Harmon Washburn. She was the oldest of five daughters who grew up on the farm and worked in the fields. She graduated from High School early and enrolled at Texas College for Women in Denton, Texas. After graduating with a degree in Education, she taught in a one room schoolhouse near Denton, worked in the college cafeteria, and cleaned in the rooming house where she stayed to help her sisters attend TCW. In the end all five sisters received degrees from TCW. In 1939 Mildred married Ross Rogers, but only after paying off a loan she had taken to complete a Masters Degree in Education. Before and after WWII, due to Ross work with the US Government, they eventually lived in all 48 states, albeit for only a few weeks in some locations. During WWII Mildred crossed the country 4 1/2 times driving alone in a 1939 Plymouth to meet Ross as he traveled to assignments in the US and overseas. At each location she worked in government agencies in support of the war effort. As a meteorologist in Denver, Co, she supplied weather information to the pilot ferrying military aircraft from the East Coast to the West Coast as they prepared to cross the Rocky Mountains. Mildred took pride in pointing out that many of the pilots ferrying the aircraft were women. A promotion brought Ross and Mildred to Ft. Worth, Texas to buy their first house and have two children, Paul and Jan. In 1950 a transfer to a different agency of the government brought them to Tulsa, Ok, where they both lived for the rest of their lives. In Tulsa Mildred worked as a substitute teacher and volunteered with the Cub Scouts and the Girl Scouts. She was a member of First Methodist Church and active volunteer in all aspects of church life her favorites were Destination Discovery, Meal on Wheels, and the Church Missions Board. Destination Discovery is a tutoring service for at risk students and there she was known as "The Bike Lady". She sought out donations of used bikes, which were repaired and cleaned up to be given to children in the program. She was also active in teaching adult literacy skills and she volunteered for many years as a docent at Gilcrease Museum. Ross and Mildred loved to travel. They went not only to the regular tourist spots,but also less visited places, such as the Middle East, Russia, and member states of the Communist Bloc. They traveled with the Elder Hostel program, staying with families worldwide. Back in Tulsa they often hosted people they had visited overseas and foreign students touring in the US. Ross and Mildred moved to Methodist Manor where they lived for 25 years and she became active in all areas of life in the Manor including playing lots of bridge. A favorite volunteer job was managing the Annual Womens Bazaar. She was also effective at recruiting family and friends as volunteers. Mildred was preceeded in death by her husband Ross Rogers. She is survived by: Her sister Vivian; Her son Paul Rogers, his wife Adrienne Rogers, and daughter Allison Rains; Jan Magee and her husband David Magee, grandson Bryan Byrd, his wife Andrea Byrd, and great grandsons Kaden and Troy; Grandson Tyler Byrd, his wife Sunghe Byrd, and great granddaughters Jaylee and Cherlyn; her grandson Chris Rogers, his wife Christy Rogers and granddaughters Maya and Ella; grandson David Rogers and his wife Amy Rogers. Ever a champion for the underdog and the underserved, Mildred is also survived by the many whose lives she touched. Memorial services are being held at Methodist Manor, Saturday at 2:00 p.m., 4134 East 31st Street. Service: 12/20/2014 00:00 2:00 p.m. Methodist Manor 4134 East 31st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135