John E. Mills Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 20, 2023 we had to say goodbye to John E. Mills of Bristol, Connecticut. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Francis Mills and Mary Mills of Bristol; his wife Barbara; his daughters, Jean Kelley of Canton, Kathy Mills (John Turner), Jennifer Mills (Joseph Boulanger) of Boston and Alyssa Mills (Boris Krivitsky) of Charlotte; his grandsons, Thomas Kelley, Ben Kelley of Boston and Louis Krivitsky of Charlotte; and his siblings, Barbara Terry, David Mills of Bristol, Patty Welch of Woodstock, Lori Buchas of Harwinton and Susan Martin of Farmington.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to the John Mills Memorial Jazz Scholarship Fund. GO FUND ME: https://www.gofundme.com OR BY CHECK.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Dunhaime Funeral Home

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October 27, 2023

Kimberley Edgar wrote a sympathy message

“Dear Mills Family: I weep with you. Words cannot capture Mr. Mills' profound influence and impact on my music -- and my life. His kind, tenderhearted but firm and fatherly approach helped me blossom and grow as a flautist and a person. I hear the sweet strains of "Jesu Bambino" lilting through my head as I played that flute duet on Christmas morn 1986 at a church in Bristol, at Mr. Mills invitation and direction. Many other cherished memories are too numerous to list but repeat through my heart.”