Meredith “Merry” Chambers Mills passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019 at her home in Murfressboro, Tennessee after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 18, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio to Victor Brent Chambers and Lucyette Welch Chambers. She attended Richmond Polytech Institute (Virginia Commonwealth University) where she majored in Art Education and met the love of her life, Peter D. Mills. Merry was an accomplished artist, well known for her watercolors and oil paintings. She and Peter married on September 7, 1957 and loved to play bridge, were in a bowling league and adored their dogs.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Peter D. Mills, Jr., She is survived by her sister, Joan Jones, and brother, Doug Chambers (Martha), sister-in-law Ginny Mills, brother-in-law, Dr. Phillip Mills, her children, Gayle Mills-Russell (Gary), Lucy Mills Friton (Warren) and Joan Mills Dobbs (Eric). Her grandchildren; Lucy and Mason Ann Russell, Casey Norris, Hanna and Molly Dobbs and Johnathan (Christine) Taylor. Great grandchildren Logan Norris and Jasmine Taylor.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
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