December 22, 2020 at 7:36 p.m.
Wilma Mills
Obituary
Wilma Mills, age 89, of Portland passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 19, 2020, at Chalet Village in Berne.
She was born in Portland on Sept. 29, 1931, the daughter of Jim and Esther (King) Wrightsman. She was married on Jan. 31, 1948, to Jesse Mills Jr. and he passed away on March 21, 2001. Wilma had worked in the dietary department at Jay County Hospital. She was a member of the Jay County Hospital Auxiliary, Homemakers Extension and First Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Jesse Mills III of Salamonia and Michael Mills (wife: Phyllis) of New Bern, North Carolina; three daughters, Linda McCormick of Dunkirk, Debra Clevenger (husband: David) of Troy, Ohio, and Connie Lyons (husband: Joe) of Portland; 11 grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sue Keen.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Hugh Kelly presiding. Burial will follow in the Claycomb Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday one hour prior to the services.
Memorials can be made to Jay County Humane Society or choice of the donor.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
She was born in Portland on Sept. 29, 1931, the daughter of Jim and Esther (King) Wrightsman. She was married on Jan. 31, 1948, to Jesse Mills Jr. and he passed away on March 21, 2001. Wilma had worked in the dietary department at Jay County Hospital. She was a member of the Jay County Hospital Auxiliary, Homemakers Extension and First Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Jesse Mills III of Salamonia and Michael Mills (wife: Phyllis) of New Bern, North Carolina; three daughters, Linda McCormick of Dunkirk, Debra Clevenger (husband: David) of Troy, Ohio, and Connie Lyons (husband: Joe) of Portland; 11 grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sue Keen.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Hugh Kelly presiding. Burial will follow in the Claycomb Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday one hour prior to the services.
Memorials can be made to Jay County Humane Society or choice of the donor.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
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