The Reverend William Everett (Bill) Mills, Jr., 78, a resident of Chattanooga, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at a Chattanooga hospital after a brief illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mills, Sr. (Mamie Berry), and sister Virginia Elizabeth Baker.
Survivors include three sisters, Barbara Louise Liljestrand of Traverse City, MI; Martha Susan Deal of Shreveport, LA; and Patricia Berry Cooper of Malden, MO; a son, William Jonathan Mills; two daughters, Clare-Elizabeth Mills and Emily Anne (Steve) Dykstra; and three grandchildren, Maddux and Olivia Mills, and Tyler Dykstra, all of Chattanooga. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Mills graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS, and received his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt University. After a career in teaching at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, and Berry College, Rome, GA, he entered the Presbyterian Church USA ministry and received a B.D. degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He served as pastor of Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches, Chickamauga, GA, and Crestview Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. He also served churches in Etowah and Ooltewah, TN, and Enid, MS, and more recently as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. A gifted artist, Mr. Mills continued to study art throughout his lifetime, and his works have been displayed in galleries in the Chattanooga area and have been added to private collections.
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, on Monday, December 17, at 11 A.M. with the Reverend Mark Flynn officiating. The family asks that memorials be made, in lieu of flowers, to AVA (Association for the Visual Arts), 30 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3-5 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.
Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 at Heritage Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Chattanooga
Services:
11:00AM at Christ United Methodist Church on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Ashes spread in yard next door to the church of his early years in ministry in Chickamauga, GA.
Cemetery:
Private
He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mills, Sr. (Mamie Berry), and sister Virginia Elizabeth Baker.
Survivors include three sisters, Barbara Louise Liljestrand of Traverse City, MI; Martha Susan Deal of Shreveport, LA; and Patricia Berry Cooper of Malden, MO; a son, William Jonathan Mills; two daughters, Clare-Elizabeth Mills and Emily Anne (Steve) Dykstra; and three grandchildren, Maddux and Olivia Mills, and Tyler Dykstra, all of Chattanooga. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Mills graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS, and received his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt University. After a career in teaching at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, and Berry College, Rome, GA, he entered the Presbyterian Church USA ministry and received a B.D. degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He served as pastor of Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches, Chickamauga, GA, and Crestview Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. He also served churches in Etowah and Ooltewah, TN, and Enid, MS, and more recently as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. A gifted artist, Mr. Mills continued to study art throughout his lifetime, and his works have been displayed in galleries in the Chattanooga area and have been added to private collections.
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, on Monday, December 17, at 11 A.M. with the Reverend Mark Flynn officiating. The family asks that memorials be made, in lieu of flowers, to AVA (Association for the Visual Arts), 30 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3-5 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.
Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 at Heritage Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Chattanooga
Services:
11:00AM at Christ United Methodist Church on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Ashes spread in yard next door to the church of his early years in ministry in Chickamauga, GA.
Cemetery:
Private
The Reverend William Everett (Bill) Mills, Jr., 78, a resident of Chattanooga, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at a Chattanooga hospital after a brief illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mills, Sr. (Mamie Berry), and sister Virginia Elizabeth Baker.
Survivors include three sisters, Barbara Louise Liljestrand of Traverse City, MI; Martha Susan Deal of Shreveport, LA; and Patricia Berry Cooper of Malden, MO; a son, William Jonathan Mills; two daughters, Clare-Elizabeth Mills and Emily Anne (Steve) Dykstra; and three grandchildren, Maddux and Olivia Mills, and Tyler Dykstra, all of Chattanooga. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Mills graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS, and received his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt University. After a career in teaching at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, and Berry College, Rome, GA, he entered the Presbyterian Church USA ministry and received a B.D. degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He served as pastor of Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches, Chickamauga, GA, and Crestview Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. He also served churches in Etowah and Ooltewah, TN, and Enid, MS, and more recently as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. A gifted artist, Mr. Mills continued to study art throughout his lifetime, and his works have been displayed in galleries in the Chattanooga area and have been added to private collections.
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, on Monday, December 17, at 11 A.M. with the Reverend Mark Flynn officiating. The family asks that memorials be made, in lieu of flowers, to AVA (Association for the Visual Arts), 30 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3-5 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.
Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 at Heritage Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Chattanooga
Services:
11:00AM at Christ United Methodist Church on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Ashes spread in yard next door to the church of his early years in ministry in Chickamauga, GA.
Cemetery:
Private
He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mills, Sr. (Mamie Berry), and sister Virginia Elizabeth Baker.
Survivors include three sisters, Barbara Louise Liljestrand of Traverse City, MI; Martha Susan Deal of Shreveport, LA; and Patricia Berry Cooper of Malden, MO; a son, William Jonathan Mills; two daughters, Clare-Elizabeth Mills and Emily Anne (Steve) Dykstra; and three grandchildren, Maddux and Olivia Mills, and Tyler Dykstra, all of Chattanooga. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Mills graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS, and received his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt University. After a career in teaching at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, and Berry College, Rome, GA, he entered the Presbyterian Church USA ministry and received a B.D. degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He served as pastor of Chickamauga and Morton Memorial Presbyterian Churches, Chickamauga, GA, and Crestview Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. He also served churches in Etowah and Ooltewah, TN, and Enid, MS, and more recently as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. A gifted artist, Mr. Mills continued to study art throughout his lifetime, and his works have been displayed in galleries in the Chattanooga area and have been added to private collections.
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, on Monday, December 17, at 11 A.M. with the Reverend Mark Flynn officiating. The family asks that memorials be made, in lieu of flowers, to AVA (Association for the Visual Arts), 30 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3-5 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.
Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 at Heritage Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Chattanooga
Services:
11:00AM at Christ United Methodist Church on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Ashes spread in yard next door to the church of his early years in ministry in Chickamauga, GA.
Cemetery:
Private
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