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Jessie Mills

Published Wednesday, September 19, 2001 in the Nevada County Picayune

Jessie James Mills, 78, from Snyder, Texas, died September 13, 2001, at Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder, Texas.

He was born on June 12, 1923, in Harrisburg.

He married Geneva Hendrix in 1950 in Prescott and she preceded him in death on March 15, 1974. He then married Ruby Green on May 29, 1999.

He was an oil field roughneck, having retired after 40 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, B.F. and Leona Mills, and also by three brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by his wife: Ruby Mills of Snyder, Texas; four daughters: Priscilla (Pam) Holden of Snyder, Texas, Wanda Flores of Richardson, Texas, Judy Mills of Booneville and Jessie Marie Mills of Oklahoma; three sons: David Mills of Bryan, Texas, Wayne Mills of Prescott and Gary Mills of Texarkana, Texas; four grandchildren: Robin Maresch, Robert Jessie Holden, Amanda Flores and Michael Flores; two great-grandchildren: Rebekka Holden McDowell and JohnnyDean Maresch and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were at Dunn Cemetery, Sunday, September 16, 2001, at 2 p.m. Burial was in Dunn Cemetery.


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