William Melvin Mills
October 20, 1959 — September 7, 2014
Bill Mills
Bill Mills of Eureka, died on September 7, 2014 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 54.
Bill was born on October 20, 1959 in Iola, Kansas the son of Vernie Lee and Nancy Faye (Hayden) Mills. The family moved to Eureka in 1966 where Bill attended local schools graduating from Eureka High School. After his schooling he worked for Pizza Hut and Blackburn Construction. Later the family moved to Sentinel, Oklahoma where Bill went to work for Parker Drilling. The family later moved back to Eureka where Bill returned working for Blackburn Construction.
On June 27, 1980 he was united in marriage to Diane Lindesmith in Miami, Oklahoma.
Bill is survived by his wife Diane of the home; daughter, Alanna DelPozzo and husband Franco of Eureka; grandchildren, Nicholas DelPozzo, Ryleigh Smalley, Reganne Smalley, Kasen DelPozzo and Cooper DelPozzo; siblings, Sam Mills and wife Anita of Overland Park, Linda Criswell and husband Jim of Eureka, Kathy Earnest and husband Wayne of Pleasanton, Bob Mills and wife Vicki of Garnett and sister-in-law Lucille Wright of Shawnee. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Willy, and brother, Cecil Wright.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Koup Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-7 Friday. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be to Eureka Order of the DeMolay and left in care of the funeral home at P.O Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
Bill Mills of Eureka, died on September 7, 2014 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 54.
Bill was born on October 20, 1959 in Iola, Kansas the son of Vernie Lee and Nancy Faye (Hayden) Mills. The family moved to Eureka in 1966 where Bill attended local schools graduating from Eureka High School. After his schooling he worked for Pizza Hut and Blackburn Construction. Later the family moved to Sentinel, Oklahoma where Bill went to work for Parker Drilling. The family later moved back to Eureka where Bill returned working for Blackburn Construction.
On June 27, 1980 he was united in marriage to Diane Lindesmith in Miami, Oklahoma.
Bill is survived by his wife Diane of the home; daughter, Alanna DelPozzo and husband Franco of Eureka; grandchildren, Nicholas DelPozzo, Ryleigh Smalley, Reganne Smalley, Kasen DelPozzo and Cooper DelPozzo; siblings, Sam Mills and wife Anita of Overland Park, Linda Criswell and husband Jim of Eureka, Kathy Earnest and husband Wayne of Pleasanton, Bob Mills and wife Vicki of Garnett and sister-in-law Lucille Wright of Shawnee. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Willy, and brother, Cecil Wright.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Koup Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-7 Friday. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be to Eureka Order of the DeMolay and left in care of the funeral home at P.O Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
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