Obituary of Anna M. Mills

Oolitic – Anna M. Mills, 86, of Oolitic, died at 9:50 am on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at her residence. Born November 10, 1928 in Oolitic, she was the daughter of Cecil and Clysta A. (Brown) Mitchell. She graduated from the Oolitic High School with the class of 1947. She married Willie “Tip” Mills on November 17, 1947 and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2010. She retired from NWSC Crane in 1990 as a production line worker. She was a member of the Oolitic Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star #547 in Solsberry. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Lou New and husband, Barry, of Greenwood, IN, Jenny Day and husband, Kevin, of Bedford; two grandsons, Brandon New and wife, Cybil, of Greenwood, IN, Derek Day and fiancé, Lacey Woolf, of Knoxville, TN; a great grandson, Isaac K. New of Greenwood, IN; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Mitchell of Oolitic; a brother-in-law, Charles Pritchett of Bedford. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a grandson, Robert Dax New; two sisters, Betty Johnson and Lucille Pritchett; a brother, Robert Mitchell. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Thursday, August 27th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Richard Tallman officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the hour of service on Thursday, August 27th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.