William Charles Mills, 84, passed away on January 29, 2014 at Tampa General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
William was born in Edgemont, SD, on August 29, 1929. He graduated from high school in Edgemont, SD and was a Veteran of the Korean War.
William is survived by his loving wife Cecil (Billie) Mills. They were married November 17, 1972 in Tampa, FL. William is lovingly remembered by his children, Sue and Barry Woods of Colorado Springs, CO, Robert and Linda Mills of Hot Springs, SD, Douglas and Debra Mills of Huron, SD, Charles and Susan Mills of Burns, WY, Bobby and JoAnn Tebo and Jimmy Summers, both of Tampa; nephews, Rick and Cynthia Mills of Tallahassee, FL., Jim and Patty Bell, Bill and Carol Bell, Rocky and Kathy Bell, all of Alliance, NE.; 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
William is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Louise Anna Mills; brother, Fred Mills; sister, Rose (Mills) Bell; and grandson, Jason Keim.
A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Palma Ceia Baptist Church, 3511 W. Bay to Bay Blvd, Tampa http://www.mypcbc.org/.
Please sign the guestbook below.
Dad sure will miss you! Thank you for everything you did for me in my life and for molding me into the man I am. Much Love! Doug
No matter what paths our lives had taken us down you have always been my Dad and I am so very proud of you. I have always loved you and always will! I will miss you so much and I will always remember the good times we had. Thank you for all that you have done and thanks for love that you have given me!
Dad I love you, Bob
Dear Dad,
What a great father-in-law you have been; from your serious side when telling us what you believed in to your wonderful sense of humor and teasing ways. The sparkle in your eyes and the grin on your face always gave you away to be a big softy. Your love will always be with us and your memory will always give us a smile. Love you so much. Linda
He was a really good grampa will miss him
Gonna miss you Grandpa. Love ya
Grandpa,friend, and mentor. You have inspired me in so many ways. The letters we exchanged while I was in Iraq kept me focused and positive. You always had a way of finding the positive in any negative situation. I love you soo much and you will be missed greatly!
Dad,
I found this poem I would like to write in honor of you.
God took the strength of the mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it…….”DAD!”
You are the greatest gift God has given me and it is very difficult to let you go, but I must return you. See you in Heaven!
All my love,
Sue
A good man has left this world and now he is in a better place looking over us.
Thank you Bill and Cecil for your friendship and for your many prayers on my behalf. I hope my music will continue to bless you and if possible Kathy and i will attend Bill’s funeral when Pastor Ken Earnest comes down.
Uncle Bill I will miss you and your funny ways of always joking and teasing me. You were a great joy to the Hamilton family and we will miss you so much. Love you and Aunt Bill Always Patty
Uncle Bill and Aunt Bill, Our memories will always be a blessing of Uncle Bill. Our gratitude cannot be expressed enough to
thank you two for watching and helping MeMaw
after Papaw passed away in 1974, it really took
a lot of pressure off while I was serving overseas. We had a lot joy serving the Lord
together at Palma Ceia Baptist Church. Many
Blessings you have bestowed on others that
your life has touched and much wil be your
reward in Heaven. We’ll meet again in the
sweet by and by.
Billie we were very lucky having you both as neighbors. Bill was ready to be of help is needed and always with a smile on his face.
How wonderful to see so many nice messages on his guestbook. I didn’t realize such a large family.
I will miss you Bill but I know you are with our Lord. I’ll see you on the Other side!
Uncle Bill it was my privilege to call you my Uncle. I always enjoyed my time spent with you and Aunt Bill. Good Bye to my favorite Uncle. May you rest well…
May knowing you’re in the hearts and thoughts of others help you and yours through this time of sorrow.
Bill was loved by many,and I am so greatful for the time we shared repairing what most would throw away. I’m still driving my 24 year old $50.00 cadillac. Thanks to Bills knowledge,skill and talent its now faster and more powerful than it was when it was new. He seemed to get a kick out of it when I told him “It will light’um up in second gear now”.
“What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” -Helen Keller
I never got a chance to know Uncle Bill very good because of distance Oregon to Florida is a long way. But the couple of times I spent with him he was so fun to be with. I know the family will miss him greatly. My best to the ones that were close to him. I know he will be missed.
Mr.Bill will be missed very much.
The people at Palma Ceia Baptist Church loved him very much and he is missed very much.
With love and prayers
Lisa Winkelpleck
It has been a month since my stepdad, Bill Mills, passed away. We were there in the hospital with him, in a quiet room, as he peacefully passed. He was a true man and I only hope I can live up to his example. Gentleman, husband, father, and friend. Many people today, and even before, have told me how much he encouraged them. He loved and cared for my Mom at all times, even when he was ill. These last 2 months he wanted to make sure she was being taken care of. I’m sure he was met in Heaven with a, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Hallelujah!
Feb. 21, 2014
My dear darling “Bill”, I miss you so much. We were together 41 years 11-17-13. I look around for you every day. Your “atomic clock” in the hall has run since you since you went in the hospital the middle of November 2013. I haven’t changed batteries – you used to change them about once a month. It shut down, and then one night I looked up, and it was working. You must have taken care of it for me.
On Feb 21, I was sitting on the porch. A red bird and that “little bird” came flying into the crepe myrtle. The red bird has never returned, but the little bird came back the next day and off and on since.
You were there for me, Bobby, and Jimmy, our whole family, all the neighbors and our “church family”. One day we will be together again.
Until we meet again –
Love, Billie
I miss him a lot he’s not just my uncle but he was also my friend and a really great and good man even though he wasn’t my uncle by blood he was married to my granny’s sister he will always be my family and means the world to me and I hope he knows how much he means to me and I appreciate him and how much he helped me all the times he helped me and spent with me after my dad died I really enjoyed the times uncle Bill helped work on my old tractor with me I didn’t need help doing the work and my dad was about the only person I liked to work with most people just get in my way uncle Bill and I worked good together just like my dad and me uncle Bill really knew what he was doing was a smart man he was fun to talk to and hangout with he was a super great man with a huge heart but he was a tough strong can hold his own stand his ground tough guy a real man he reminded me of Ronald Reagan nice good great man but don’t take no crap and uncle Bill is about the only man great enough for me to compare to Ronald Reagan it’s a big honor to be compared to Reagan and uncle Bill was a lot like Reagan in my eyes the world needs a lot more men like them uncle Bill will be missed