Mildred Swink Padgett

Mildred Swink Padgett, 95, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at the home of her son & daughter-in-law, Kevin & Robin Padgett, under Hospice care.

The family will receive friends & family on Thursday, August 6, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Parkview Baptist Church in Morehead City, N.C., with the Rev. John Carswell officiating.  The family will receive friends & family on Saturday, August 8, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Wilson Funeral and Cremation Service, 5301 Albemarle Rd, in Charlotte, N.C., followed by a memorial time with entombment at Sunset Memory Gardens Mausoleum, 8901 Lawyers Road, in Mint Hill, N.C., with the Rev. John Harrill officiating.  For those unable to attend the full service in Morehead City, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through her obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home. Additionally, there will be a limit to the number of people in the building at one time, as well, those who attend will be asked to bring and wear a protective mask. Help us honor the family while practicing safe measures. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website.

Mrs. Padgett was born on April 26, 1925, in Hollis, N.C., and lived in Charlotte until 2006 when she and her husband, Russell (deceased), moved to Morehead City to be closer to family.  Mrs. Padgett was a bookkeeper for Case Brothers Piano Company in Charlotte for many years.  She was an active member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte for 40 years and a member of Parkview Baptist Church since moving to Morehead City in 2006.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and loved cooking and taking care of her family.  She and her husband, Russell, always loved gardening together in the summertime when they lived in Charlotte.  She had the gift of hospitality and always loved baking a cake or cookies or anything that was needed for an event at church and everyone always enjoyed what she made.  Every summer, she would bake cookies for Vacation Bible School but made sure there were enough for the volunteer workers as well as the children.

She is survived by her son, Kevin, and wife, Robin, of Morehead City; two grandsons Andrew Padgett and wife, Alex, and great-granddaughter, Ellie, of Jacksonville, N.C., and Matthew Padgett and wife, Andrea, of Fuquay Varina, N.C.  She is also survived by three sisters, Jeanette Scruggs and husband, Glenn, of Forest City, N.C., Patsy Baker of Morganton, N.C., Linda Anderson and husband, Charles, of Hudson, N.C, and two brothers, Harold Swink of Morganton, N.C., and Ivan Swink of Lawndale, N.C. .

She was preceded in death by Russell Padgett, her loving husband of 63 years.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Pinkney Swink and Ruby Sailors Swink, and siblings Pink Swink, Roy Swink, Elizabeth Hannah, Preston Swink, Paul Swink, and Steve Swink.

The family would like to express heartfelt thanks to their family and friends for all their love, prayers, and encouragement as well as Carteret Home Health & Hospice for their kindness, care, and support in helping take care of Mildred.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Carteret Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Drawer 1619, Morehead City, N.C. 28557, or Parkview Baptist Church, 4738 Arendell Street, Morehead City, N.C. 28557.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.