Mildred Jean Robbins McDermott, 101 passed away peacefully Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Ozark Riverside Manor in Ozark, MO where she had been living for the past 2-1/2 years. She was born in Tyndall, SD, January 29, 1914. Mildred had lived most of her life in the Black Hills area. Mildred married Edward B. Stark in 1932, and together they raised three sons, Gary, Monty and Rodney. Edward died in 1965. Mildred subsequently married Emery Zimmer and Robert McDermott, outliving them both. Mildred was preceded in death by her son, Monty (69) who passed away in 2011 and grandson, Michael (50) who passed away this past April 2nd.Mildred was one of 16 children born to Guy and Dilea Robbins. She was the fifth youngest child and the last to pass from that generation of the Robbins family. Preceded in death years earlier by both older and younger siblings, it was most recently that Mildred’s sister, Eleanor Robbins Bruns-Hiatt (99), passed on March 12th; and brother, James Rolland “Rollie” Robbins (93) passed on April 7th both residents of Rapid City.In the fall of 2011, Mildred moved from her home at Holiday Hills Estates in Rapid to Ozark, MO, so as to be closer to son, Gary, and his wife Sondra. There she celebrated her 99th, 100th and 101st birthdays. In 2013, she traveled with her son, Rodney, to the USS SCAMP (SSN-588) Submarine Reunion in nearby Branson, MO. Mildred had ridden on and dived with the submarine Scamp in 1972 during a dependent’s cruise with her son. Nuclear attack submarines continued to be a lifelong passion with her. She led the Rapid City Submarine Veteran’s contingent in the 2010 Veteran’s Day Parade and was featured twice in the American Submariner Magazine as the oldest living “Honorary Submariner”. Known for her love of song and music, Mildred’s final curtain call came only days before her death, when her family gathered by her side to sing Happy 80th Birthday to her son, Gary. This rare event capped a long and adventurous life for this beautiful lady. Mildred is survived by her sons Gary & Rodney Stark, their wives, Sondra & Elaine, grandchildren Jeff, Ryan, Marla, Josh, Kara, Bryan & Brenna; eight great-grandchildren and twelve step-grandchildren.