Mildred Bartlett Bussing went home to be with her Lord & Savior on July 23, 2026 at Bradbury Commons in Ponca City, Oklahoma. After she graduated from Knoxville High School, she continued working as a waitress at the same diner where she met Wayne Bartlett. In 1978, Mildred married Wilton Bussing & they had many happy years together. Wilt developed Parkinson's & Alzheimer's and Mildred took care of him at home for several years before he died in 1995. Mildred is survived by daughter Bonnie Bolerjack (James), step-daughter Janet Hollingsworth, grandchildren: Dallas Chase (Erica), Lydia Cook (Tim), Elisabeth Shelton, & Jake Hollingsworth.