Rapid City - Mildred Martha Young, 95, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Clarkson Healthcare Center, Rapid City. She was born March 24, 1918, at Brookings, SD, to Ross and Cuma Hicks. The family moved to the Kadoka area when Mildred was in grade school. She graduated from Kadoka High School with the class of 1936. She and Francis Young were married on September 15, 1943. They had two children, George and Carol. They made their home west of Kadoka where they farmed and ranched and were active members of the Big Buffalo Community. She was a 4-H leader, often having cookie baking or some other activity "stirred up" in her kitchen. Mildred was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Kadoka. She loved reminiscing about her days teaching Sunday School, especially the 1st Grade Class. After Francis' death in 1978, she continued to spend winters in Arizona and summers in Kadoka until she moved to Rapid City in 2006. During the years she spent in Arizona, she had the opportunity to develop her artistic skills creating beautiful pieces that will be forever cherished. Survivors include her son, George Young of Penn Valley, CA; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol Nielsen and Lee Bendickson of Rapid City; 3 grandchildren: Christie Young Shaw (Redding, CA), Wendy Nielsen Bloomfield (Lake Dallas, TX), and Chad Nielsen (Brighton, CO); 7 great grandchildren: Bailie Shaw, Forrest Nielsen, Raen Nielsen, Willow Nielsen, Elaina Bloomfield, Matthew Bloomfield, and Colin Bloomfield; one brother: Russ Hicks of Kadoka, one sister: Deloris Ekstrom of Aurora, CO, and one sister-in-law Joyce Hicks, Kadoka. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Francis; her parents; and her brother, Melvin. Graveside services will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 20th at the Kadoka Cemetery. A memorial celebration and luncheon will follow at Kadoka Presbyterian Church.