1920
Allan
2011
Allan Mills
July 3, 1920 — April 28, 2011
H. Allan Mills, 90, of Newton, died Thursday (April 28, 2011) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton.
He was born, Henry Allan Mills, on July 3, 1920 in Newton, Ks., the son of Henry Edward and Rosetta Mae Wolfe Mills. His parents died when Allan was a child, he was raised by his maternal grandparents, John and Hannah Jane Wolfe.
Allan attended schools in Newton, graduating from Newton High School in 1938, he later attended Bethel College and Washburn College. He married Charlene Mattix who had two sons, they later divorced. On June 28, 1989, Allan married a life long friend, Virginia Hayes who had two daughters.
During World War II, Allan served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged from the military, he returned to Newton and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 35 years before retiring in 1983.
Allan was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he sang in the choir and had served as an Elder. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, he had sang in the Newton Barbershop Chorus and the Hutchinson Chorus. Allan and Virginia enjoyed traveling, including a trip to England in 1991.
Survivors include his wife Virginia of Newton; two step-sons Gary Mattix of Houston, Tx., and Richard Gene Mattix of Merriam, Ks.; two step-daughters Jan Smith Meyer of Franklin Lakes, N.J., and Kristi Danegger of West Hartford, Ct.,; three nieces Betty J. Mills Skaggs of Pratt, Ks., Sylvia M. Mills Wilber of Charlotte, N.C., and Judith K. Mills Alterman of Wichita.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday (May 2, 2011) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday between 1pm and 8pm, where the family will receive friends from 7 til 8.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
He was born, Henry Allan Mills, on July 3, 1920 in Newton, Ks., the son of Henry Edward and Rosetta Mae Wolfe Mills. His parents died when Allan was a child, he was raised by his maternal grandparents, John and Hannah Jane Wolfe.
Allan attended schools in Newton, graduating from Newton High School in 1938, he later attended Bethel College and Washburn College. He married Charlene Mattix who had two sons, they later divorced. On June 28, 1989, Allan married a life long friend, Virginia Hayes who had two daughters.
During World War II, Allan served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged from the military, he returned to Newton and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 35 years before retiring in 1983.
Allan was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he sang in the choir and had served as an Elder. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, he had sang in the Newton Barbershop Chorus and the Hutchinson Chorus. Allan and Virginia enjoyed traveling, including a trip to England in 1991.
Survivors include his wife Virginia of Newton; two step-sons Gary Mattix of Houston, Tx., and Richard Gene Mattix of Merriam, Ks.; two step-daughters Jan Smith Meyer of Franklin Lakes, N.J., and Kristi Danegger of West Hartford, Ct.,; three nieces Betty J. Mills Skaggs of Pratt, Ks., Sylvia M. Mills Wilber of Charlotte, N.C., and Judith K. Mills Alterman of Wichita.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday (May 2, 2011) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday between 1pm and 8pm, where the family will receive friends from 7 til 8.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
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