Mildred R. Whitman

Mildred R. Whitman 1914 - 2008 HANCOCK Mildred R. "Millie" Whitman, 94, of Main Street died Friday at Springside of Pittsfield under the care of HospiceCare in the Berkshires. Born in Hancock on Sept. 10, 1914, she was the daughter of Chloe Rathbun and raised by her grandparents Alfred and Blanche Rathbun. A lifelong resident, she attended schools in Hancock and Pittsfield. Mrs. Whitman served as postmaster of the Hancock Post Office in her home for over 35 years, retiring in 1996. She was a member of the Hancock Grange for 76 years and a member of the Hancock Baptist Church. Millie was also involved in the Red Cross, the Willing Workers Community Group and was a 4H leader. She loved animals and flowers. She was the loving wife of William H. Whitman, who died Aug. 29, 1987. They were married in Pittsfield on June 17, 1933. She leaves her daughter, Alma Whitman (Richard) Kingsley of Manchester, Conn.; a foster daughter, Georgianna Balantine of Alabama; her grandchildren, Duane A. (Elaine) Kingsley of Coventry, CN, Dean (Donna) Kingsley of Hancock, and a great-granddaughter, Hannah Mildred Kingsley. She was predeceased by a son, Henry A. Whitman, and by a foster daughter, Gladys Lee Cullman FUNERAL NOTICE: Services will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the HALL & HIGGINS FUNERLA HOME, 457 NY 43, Stephentown where the Rev. Angela Buchauer will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited for visitation on Tuesday, starting at 4 p.m. Private interment will take place next to her husband in the Hancock Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hancock Baptist Church, the Community Christmas Tree at Hancock School, the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department or the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 9, Stephentown, NY 12168 in loving memory of Millie.