Mrs Mildred Thompson Shifflett

Mildred Thompson Shifflett passed away on December 30, 2023, surrounded by family at her home in Vienna, Virginia. Born on October 6, 1926 in Washington, D.C., Mildred graduated from Fairfax High School in 1944. She married George C. Shifflett on February 14, 1947, and they remained together for over 52 years. They had 12 children: George M.; Edmond; Thomas; Mary; Joseph; Carol Ann; Matthew; Kathleen; William; John; Jean; and Daniel. She is predeceased by her husband and daughter Carol Ann, and is survived by 11 of her children, along with 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mildred served as an election officer for Fairfax County, Virginia, from 1973 to 1988, and was a longtime member of the B&O Railroad Museum and Baltimore Streetcar Museum. The family will receive friends at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, Virginia on Tuesday, January 16 from 10 AM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM. A private interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, Virginia 22172. Donations may be made to Heartland Hospice (now ProMedica) through the Gentiva Foundation at gentivahs.com/about/donate or by mail to 3350 River Wood Parkway, S.E., Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30331. Online condolences and fond memories may be offered to the family at: www.moneyandking.com.