May 18, 1930 ~ March 12, 2010
William J. “Billy Joe” Mills, 79, Hiseville, passed from this world into the sunshine on March 12, 2010. The thief of his life was dementia and lung cancer.
A son of the late Chester and Pauline Parker Mills, he was a life-long farmer in the Hiseville Community of Barren County and a member of the Rock Spring Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving as an M P.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Ozella Sexton Mills; a daughter, Brenda Powell and husband, Stephen, of Haywood; one son, Joie Mills and his wife, Delores, of Hiseville; three grandsons, Chris (Tracy) Hodge, Kelly Hodge and Jo-Jo (Sami) Mills; five great-grandchildren, Joshua Hodge, Gabrielle Moss, Lucy, J.D. and Will Mills; two sisters, Joyce (Wendell) Humphrey of Center, and Margie Pruitt of Glasgow; one brother, Chester Byron (Doris) Mills of Glasgow; a sister-in-law, Brenda Mills of Hiseville; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Donnie Wayne Mills; two brothers, Howard “Snooks” Mills and J.B. Mills; one sister, Wilma Thompson.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home, officiated by Bro. Darrell Reece, Bro. Russell Hatcher and brother-in-law, Bro. Riley Sexton. Burial will be in the Hiseville Cemetery. Visitation will be after 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home.