WALLINGFORD - Mildred Durfee, 96, formerly of Orange and Guilford, departed this life on May 15, 2014 at the Masonic Healthcare Center. She was the loving wife of the late Stanley F. Durfee. She was born in New Haven, October 16, 1917, a daughter of the late John and Addie (Morris) Simpson. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church, Wallingford and Alice Chapter No. 76, O.E.S. in Hamden. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons: Paul J. Durfee of Williamsburg, VA, James G. Durfee of Ossining, NY; four granddaughters and five great grandchildren. Burial and services in the Hamden Plains Cemetery will be private. If friends so desire, gifts in her memory may be made to the Masonic Charity Foundation, P.O. Box 70, Wallingford 06492 or the First Baptist Church, 114 North Main Street, Wallingford 06492. The B.C. Bailey Funeral Home, 273 So. Elm Street has been entrusted with the arrangements. To leave a message of remembrance, please visit www.BCBailey.com.