Mildred B. Roth, 102, a longtime resident of rural Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Golden Years in Harrisonville.  Memorial services were held Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.  Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, Harrisonville.

Mildred was born September 30, 1919, in St. Clair County, Missouri, the daughter of Rubert Vane Allinson and Nellie (Beardslee) Allinson.  She attended various schools in Kansas and graduated from East Lynne, Missouri High School.  She attended college at the University of Central Missouri and started a teaching career at Smith School before becoming a loving farm wife and mother.

Mildred met Harold Roth in East Lynne and they were married on March 8, 1941.  They were involved in Farm Bureau, East Lynne Chamber of Commerce, People to People, and the Harrisonville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where she served as an elder.  Mildred was active in 4-H leadership, Elco Garden Club, the Cass County Extension Club, Progress Club, Christian Women's Fellowship, and many other organizations.  Mildred started teaching school again at Dayton and then East Lynne.  As many people knew, Mildred was an avid gardener and loved flower arranging.  She and Harold enjoyed traveling and visited all 50 states and 6 continents.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Lillian Allinson, her husband, Harold of 74 years, and a grandson, Terry Roth.  She is survived by four children: Dwight Roth and wife, Wanda, Warsaw, Missouri; Leonard Roth and wife, Polly, Lee's Summit, Missouri; Shirley Schrock and husband, Thomas, Garden City, Missouri; and Carol Sue Richards and husband, Michael, Colorado Springs, Colorado; 9 grandchildren and their spouses; 18 great-grandchildren and their spouses; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.