Mrs. Mildred Ella Surles, age 99, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on October 18, 1920 to the late Mike Davis and the late Susan Mae Hardin Davis. She was a dress shop owner for many years.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Surles; two brothers, Horace Davis and Jimmy Davis; and two sisters, Beulah Lovette and Rosa Lee Wall.

She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Osborn (Duane) of Clemmons, NC and Annette Sutton (Stinson) of Lumberton, NC; a sister, Annie Ruth Thompson of Lumberton, NC; two grandchildren, Stephen Surles (Julie) of Spindale and Melanie McLellan (Kevin) of Fairmont; four great-grandchildren, Matthew Surles (Emily), Kirsten Dos Santos (Eric), Courtlyn and Blythe McLellan and three great-great grandchildren.

A private graveside service will be held at Gardens of Faith Cemetery with Rev. David Anderson officiating.