William Ray Mills Jr.

William Ray Mills Jr., age 77, of Monroe, went home to be with the Lord on September 5, 2018. He was born in West Virginia on January 5, 1941, son of the late William and Pauline Wright Mills. He is survived by his daughters, April Diehl, Dana Wade; his son, Channing Mills; brother, Kenneth Mills; his grandchildren, Devin, Allie, Madison, Lindsey and Kayden.

Ray served our country in the US Marine Corps, loved to travel and was very proud of his grandchildren. He will always be remembered by his greeting "Whatcha know Joe?". Ray was always generous and never met a stranger.

A service to celebrate Ray's life will be held 2:00pm Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Life Giving Christian Center, 2338 Concord Hwy., Monroe, NC 28110. Memorial contributions may be given to pulmonaryfibrosisnow.org

McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the Mills family.