Obituary of Mildred Ulmer

Mildred H. Ulmer went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2014 at her home at Jordan on the James in Prince George County, Virginia. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on June 19, 1924 to the late William Harrison and Anna Wiley Hearn. Mrs. Ulmer graduated from Princeton High School where she was valedictorian of her class and attended Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During WWII she worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C. where she met and married her husband of 64 years, Fred C. Ulmer, Jr., Ph.D., Commander USN (retired) who passed away in 2012. Mrs. Ulmer also worked for the National Wildlife Service. The Ulmers spent many years during Mr. Ulmer's 30 year naval career at various military bases around the world. Upon retiring from the Navy, Mr. Ulmer began a second career in education which brought the couple to Richmond, Virginia where he was instrumental in starting the Dental Technology program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and later became the Division Chairman of Health Technology and was a Professor Emeritus. Upon his retirement from the college, they moved to Prince George County where they were active with charity work and with their church, The Family of God Church, in Chester, Virginia where Mrs. Ulmer served on the board. Mildred Ulmer was an immaculate house keeper known for her decorating ability and hospitality. She was always supportive of her family lending a hand with school events, serving as a Girl Scout troop leader, cheerleading sponsor and chaperone, and a study coach. She will be remembered as a very intelligent woman of beauty, style, grace, character, and integrity who had a strong belief in God. She leaves behind to mourn her passing her devoted daughter, Linda Gail Ulmer of Mechanicsville and Prince George, Virginia; her sisters, Mrs. Garnet Theus of Atlanta, Georgia; and Mrs. Renee Moore of Princeton, West Virginia; a brother-in-law, James M. Ulmer (Dorothy) of Woodbury, New Jersey and Jenson Beach, Florida; six nephews and a niece, family friend, Walter Mitchell, and her church family. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be registered at www.memorialfh.com