Obituary of Claude Mills

untitled1 Claude Mills Claude Mills, age 83, of Lakeland FL and formerly of Painesville, OH died on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield, OH. He was born June 9, 1926 in Wendall, WV, a son of the late William Claude and Marie Ethel Goodwin Mills. On July 29, 1945 he married Marjorie Kinkaed Mills who preceded him in death on March 11, 2008. In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by one daughter, Rosie Marie Mills; son in law, David Erkkila; two brothers, Kenneth and Leroy Mills and three sisters, Georgia Butts, JoAnna Poling and Alberta Reid. He is survived by one son, Gary Mills and wife Debbie of Maryville, TN; three daughters, Nancy Irvin, Mary Mills both of Lakeland, FL and Betty Erkkila of Perry, OH; nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson and three brothers, Charles Mills and wife Eileen of Saybrook, OH, Norman Mills and wife Karen of Bridgeport, WV and Arthur Mills and wife Dorothy of Dayton, OH. Mr. Mills was retired as a laborer in the Coke Plant for the former Diamond-Shamrock Corp. in Painesville. He was a member of the Family Worship Center in Lakeland and enjoyed walking and yard work. Friends will be received Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 6-8 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Bailey Cemetery in Buckhannon, WV. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Thursday, June 25, 2009 6-8 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Service Friday, June 26, 2009 11 AM Funeral Home Burial Bailey Cemetery