{"id":431923,"date":"2026-09-10T17:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431923\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:14:35","slug":"mildred-kibby-sept-5-1936-july-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431923\/","title":{"rendered":"Mildred Kibby &#8211; Sept. 5, 1936 \u2013 July 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mildred Kibby, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and deeply engaged civic leader, passed away in her sleep on July 19, 2026, following a courageous battle with Parkinson\u2019s disease. She was 89 years old. Mildred lived a life defined by dedication to her family and an unwavering commitment to her community. She met the love of her life and future husband Bob at the University of Oklahoma. They married after graduation, and enjoyed 65 wonderful years of matrimony. Together, they built a beautiful family and a lifetime of shared memories. Mildred poured her heart into her friends and community, mastering the art of getting things done. A truly gifted cook and natural host, she loved nothing more than opening her home to family and friends. Her legendary dinner parties were simply unforgettable, full of warmth and laughter for all who were fortunate enough to attend. Outside her home, Mildred was a pillar of the Arlington community, dedicating countless hours to important projects. She and Bob moved to Arlington in 1964, when its population numbered around 45,000; through decades of volunteerism and leadership, she made the city she loved a better place. She served across numerous organizations, including the Arlington Service League, later known as the Junior League of Arlington, the Board of the Fielder Museum, the Board of Trustees for United Way, and the Arlington Planning &amp; Zoning Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>View more details from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dignitymemorial.com\/obituaries\/arlington-tx\/mildred-kibby-12974734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">funeral home site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fort Worth Report is <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2024\/08\/25\/fort-worth-report-achieves-global-trust-certification-heres-what-it-means-for-our-community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mildred Kibby, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and deeply engaged civic leader, passed away in her sleep&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117,2070,3191],"class_list":["post-431923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-obituary","tag-syndication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}