Mrs. Huldah Cail Mingledorff, a pillar of Sylvania's community, died Sat. in a Savannah hospital. She was 86.
Memorial services will be held at 2pm Mon. at Sylvania First United Methodist Church. The Rev. B. Sonny Mason Jr & Dr. Wytch Stubbs will preside.
Mrs Mingledorff will be buried in Milhaven Plantation Cem.
She was a very special friend, & intensely loyal, said one of Mrs Mingledorff's three daughters, Jerry S. Gentry Sylvania. She was articulate & interested in her community, in education & in the medical field.
A Screven County native, Mrs Mingledorff was the daughter of the late John C. Cail, a doctor who built the county's first hospital. She was the widow of the late Vernon "Catfish" Smith, a University of Georgia football great, the late George B. Lorimer, & the late W. Lee Mingledorff, a Savannah mayor from 1954 to 1960.
She owned & operated Milhaven Plantation, one of the Southeast's largest farms, for more than 45 years, said her son-in-law, Charles C. Gentry. The 23,000 acre farm produces, cotton, peanuts, soybeans & timber, he said.
She had a tremendous love for the land, & an even greater thrist for the land to produce as much as nature would allow it to produce, said Bill Craven, a retired agent from the University of Ga cooperative Extension Service in Burke County. It was unique for a lady of her time to farm with such intensity, & to farm such a vast acreage. She was a leader in the field of agriculture.
A member of Sylvania First United Methodist Church, She was active in the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society & the arts. A University of Ga. graduate, she generously supported local schools & hospitals & sponsored scholarships for several people to attend medical school, college & seminary.
She cared very much for the environment, Ms Gentry said. A lot of times, she gave w/o a person even knowing who was giving it.
She was a tower of strength, said Wm S. Morris III, a longtime friend & present owner of Milhaven Plantation. She overcame much adversity in her life & was an example of pweseverance & character to all who knew her.
She owned, built & operated one of the region's most successful farms during a period of difficulty & adverse economic agricultural times. Her character, generosity & perseverance have benefited many people. Our region is blessed to have had her in our midst.
Memorial services will be held at 2pm Mon. at Sylvania First United Methodist Church. The Rev. B. Sonny Mason Jr & Dr. Wytch Stubbs will preside.
Mrs Mingledorff will be buried in Milhaven Plantation Cem.
She was a very special friend, & intensely loyal, said one of Mrs Mingledorff's three daughters, Jerry S. Gentry Sylvania. She was articulate & interested in her community, in education & in the medical field.
A Screven County native, Mrs Mingledorff was the daughter of the late John C. Cail, a doctor who built the county's first hospital. She was the widow of the late Vernon "Catfish" Smith, a University of Georgia football great, the late George B. Lorimer, & the late W. Lee Mingledorff, a Savannah mayor from 1954 to 1960.
She owned & operated Milhaven Plantation, one of the Southeast's largest farms, for more than 45 years, said her son-in-law, Charles C. Gentry. The 23,000 acre farm produces, cotton, peanuts, soybeans & timber, he said.
She had a tremendous love for the land, & an even greater thrist for the land to produce as much as nature would allow it to produce, said Bill Craven, a retired agent from the University of Ga cooperative Extension Service in Burke County. It was unique for a lady of her time to farm with such intensity, & to farm such a vast acreage. She was a leader in the field of agriculture.
A member of Sylvania First United Methodist Church, She was active in the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society & the arts. A University of Ga. graduate, she generously supported local schools & hospitals & sponsored scholarships for several people to attend medical school, college & seminary.
She cared very much for the environment, Ms Gentry said. A lot of times, she gave w/o a person even knowing who was giving it.
She was a tower of strength, said Wm S. Morris III, a longtime friend & present owner of Milhaven Plantation. She overcame much adversity in her life & was an example of pweseverance & character to all who knew her.
She owned, built & operated one of the region's most successful farms during a period of difficulty & adverse economic agricultural times. Her character, generosity & perseverance have benefited many people. Our region is blessed to have had her in our midst.
Mrs. Huldah Cail Mingledorff, a pillar of Sylvania's community, died Sat. in a Savannah hospital. She was 86.
Memorial services will be held at 2pm Mon. at Sylvania First United Methodist Church. The Rev. B. Sonny Mason Jr & Dr. Wytch Stubbs will preside.
Mrs Mingledorff will be buried in Milhaven Plantation Cem.
She was a very special friend, & intensely loyal, said one of Mrs Mingledorff's three daughters, Jerry S. Gentry Sylvania. She was articulate & interested in her community, in education & in the medical field.
A Screven County native, Mrs Mingledorff was the daughter of the late John C. Cail, a doctor who built the county's first hospital. She was the widow of the late Vernon "Catfish" Smith, a University of Georgia football great, the late George B. Lorimer, & the late W. Lee Mingledorff, a Savannah mayor from 1954 to 1960.
She owned & operated Milhaven Plantation, one of the Southeast's largest farms, for more than 45 years, said her son-in-law, Charles C. Gentry. The 23,000 acre farm produces, cotton, peanuts, soybeans & timber, he said.
She had a tremendous love for the land, & an even greater thrist for the land to produce as much as nature would allow it to produce, said Bill Craven, a retired agent from the University of Ga cooperative Extension Service in Burke County. It was unique for a lady of her time to farm with such intensity, & to farm such a vast acreage. She was a leader in the field of agriculture.
A member of Sylvania First United Methodist Church, She was active in the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society & the arts. A University of Ga. graduate, she generously supported local schools & hospitals & sponsored scholarships for several people to attend medical school, college & seminary.
She cared very much for the environment, Ms Gentry said. A lot of times, she gave w/o a person even knowing who was giving it.
She was a tower of strength, said Wm S. Morris III, a longtime friend & present owner of Milhaven Plantation. She overcame much adversity in her life & was an example of pweseverance & character to all who knew her.
She owned, built & operated one of the region's most successful farms during a period of difficulty & adverse economic agricultural times. Her character, generosity & perseverance have benefited many people. Our region is blessed to have had her in our midst.
Memorial services will be held at 2pm Mon. at Sylvania First United Methodist Church. The Rev. B. Sonny Mason Jr & Dr. Wytch Stubbs will preside.
Mrs Mingledorff will be buried in Milhaven Plantation Cem.
She was a very special friend, & intensely loyal, said one of Mrs Mingledorff's three daughters, Jerry S. Gentry Sylvania. She was articulate & interested in her community, in education & in the medical field.
A Screven County native, Mrs Mingledorff was the daughter of the late John C. Cail, a doctor who built the county's first hospital. She was the widow of the late Vernon "Catfish" Smith, a University of Georgia football great, the late George B. Lorimer, & the late W. Lee Mingledorff, a Savannah mayor from 1954 to 1960.
She owned & operated Milhaven Plantation, one of the Southeast's largest farms, for more than 45 years, said her son-in-law, Charles C. Gentry. The 23,000 acre farm produces, cotton, peanuts, soybeans & timber, he said.
She had a tremendous love for the land, & an even greater thrist for the land to produce as much as nature would allow it to produce, said Bill Craven, a retired agent from the University of Ga cooperative Extension Service in Burke County. It was unique for a lady of her time to farm with such intensity, & to farm such a vast acreage. She was a leader in the field of agriculture.
A member of Sylvania First United Methodist Church, She was active in the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society & the arts. A University of Ga. graduate, she generously supported local schools & hospitals & sponsored scholarships for several people to attend medical school, college & seminary.
She cared very much for the environment, Ms Gentry said. A lot of times, she gave w/o a person even knowing who was giving it.
She was a tower of strength, said Wm S. Morris III, a longtime friend & present owner of Milhaven Plantation. She overcame much adversity in her life & was an example of pweseverance & character to all who knew her.
She owned, built & operated one of the region's most successful farms during a period of difficulty & adverse economic agricultural times. Her character, generosity & perseverance have benefited many people. Our region is blessed to have had her in our midst.
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