Shirley Mae Mills, 71, of Lima passed away at her residence Thursday, January 24 at 12:12 p.m. She was born on January 23, 1948 in Ferrellsburg, West Virginia to Ernest C. & Bessie (McNeely) Adkins and they preceded her in death. In the fall of 1965, she married Ira Randolph Mills and he survives her.
She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. For many years she had been employed at Lima Memorial Hospital and Montgomery Wards. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where she participated in the Women’s Missionary Union.
Shirley is survived by her children, Rebecca (Tim Lott) Mills, Gregory J. Mills and Kenneth R. (Laurie Zickefoose) Mills; her grandchildren, Devonne’, Johnathon his wife, Alexis, Joshua his wife Aliah, Jessie and Cody. She is also survived by her two great grandchildren, Avery and Jewel; she also leaves her siblings, Ella Ciszek, Debbie Cerullo, Linda (Jim) Jervis and Ilean Meade. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Annette, Harold and Donna Lou Adkins.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Siferd-Orians Funeral Home, with Pastor Terry Brock, officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Elida.
Family and friends may call Monday, January 28, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Siferd-Orians Funeral Home.
Online condolences can be made at www.siferd-oriansfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions can be made to the family to help with funeral expenses.
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