Estel Ray Mills Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 7, 2021, at the age of 89, Estel Ray Mills of Michie, Tennessee passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Julius T. Mills and Evelyn Moore Mills; his siblings, Virginia Hoskins and Eldon Mills; and his brothers-in-law, Ray Holt and Bobby Stewart.
He is survived by: his children, Donna Mills Hasty (Tim) of Aiken, SC, Nelson Mills (Judy) of New York, NY, Kevin Mills of Selmer and Melissa Mills Leatherwood (Tom) of Arlington, TN.; his grandchildren, Austin Mills (Emily), Laura Beth Mills Jones (Brad), Erin Hasty Joehnk (Marc), Morgan Mills Zurawski (Martin), Catherine Hasty Beck (Jerry), Erica Mills (James Greer), Sarah Hasty, Hayley Mills Vandiver (Blake), Celia Leatherwood Noble (Aaron), Hannah Leatherwood, Amanda Leatherwood, MaryKate Leatherwood and Zoe Leatherwood; his great grandchildren, Mary Carlyle Mills, Libby Mills, Mary Corbin Beck, Sanders Beck, Heidi Joehnk, Marianna Jones, Emma Kate Vandiver, Callie Grace Beck, Zara Zurawski and William Mitchell Jones; and his siblings-in-law, Patsy Mills of Memphis, Martha Holt of Memphis, Linda Stewart of Oxford, MS and William Hoskins of St. Louis. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the McNairy County Foundation for Academic Excellence, a local 501c3 awarding grants to local teachers for much-needed materials for their students, thus supporting a lifelong passion of Estel's – educating young people.
