Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Jack Lee Mills

Oct. 1, 1928 - Sept. 17, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 9/19/2008
SOUTH BEND - Jack Lee Mills, 79, residing in South Bend, passed away at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, in Memorial Hospital of South Bend. He was born October 1, 1928, in Mishawaka, IN, to Jay and Stella L. (Gilliland) Mills, and had been a lifelong resident of this community. He retired as an engineer with T.R. Arnold & Associates in Elkhart. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. Jack received his civil engineering degree and mechanical engineering degree from Tri-State University. Mr. Mills is survived by his daughter, Linda Toombs, and her husband, Robert of Shawnee, Kansas; his son, James Mills, and his wife, Judith of Indianapolis. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Riley and Ben Toombs, Ian and Seth Mills; a sister, Lois Mills of Mishawaka; and a brother, David Runnels, and his wife, Connie of Osceola.

 

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Rev. Ed Erskin will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. today in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Jack L. Mills may be made to The Humane Society of St. Joseph County, 2506 Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.