Mildred M. Scotten of Lyndonville passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2015 with her family at her side. She was about one month shy of her 95th birthday. Mrs. Scotten was born in St. Johnsbury on June 21, 1920, the daughter of George & Ernestine McRae. She moved to Lyndon in 1952 and resided there since. She graduated from St. J. Academy in 1938 and UVM in 1941. She returned to school and earned a BSEd from Lyndon State in 1961 while working full time and single-handedly raising her three children, after which she taught in several local one-room schools until her retirement in 1982. She was devoted to public service, working tirelessly for the Lyndon Food Shelf, Scouting, the United Methodist Church, Enterprise Grange, RSVP, and the community. She was named Person of the Month several times by the Caledonian Record and in 2005 she received the Governor's Award for Outstanding Community Service from Governor Douglas. That same year she was also awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award by President Bush. She is survived by her children: Mildred and Dwayne Stahler of Nashville, Tenn.; George and Susan Scotten of North Hartland, Vt.; Bruce & Jean Scotten of Spring Hill, Tenn.; and her grandchildren Steven Scotten of Alameda, Calif. and Susan Hendrickson of Stowe, Vt. Visiting hours will be held at the Pearsons Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Lyndonville United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 14 at 10 a.m. Burial will take place at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury following the funeral service. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Pines Rehab for the loving care they provided. Memorial contributions may be marked in Milred's name to the: Lyndon Area Food Shelf 51 Elm Street, Lyndon, VT 05851.