Margaret E. Mills, 21 Oct 1913 - 04 Apr 2016

MILLS, YATES, ODAY, CLARK, NEMEC

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 5/4/2016 at 16:44:46

Margaret E. Mills, 102, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, April 4, 2016, after a short battle with pneumonia at The Woodlands at the Methwick Community. Services: 11 a.m., Friday, at Salem United Methodist Church by Rev. John Louk. Burial: Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family Friday after 10 a.m., at the church.

Margaret is survived by her son Dr. Richard (Diane) Mills of Tulsa, OK, her daughter, Maureen Clark of Cedar Rapids; four grandsons, Eric (Cindy) Mills of St. Louis, MO, Kevin (Kim) Mills of Papua, Indonesia, Kolby Mills of Tulsa, OK, and Kevin Clark of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Willard Yates of Orlando, FL.

She is preceded in death by her husband Kyle, a brother Robert Yates, and a sister Dorothy Nemec.

Margaret was born on October 21, 1913 in Williamsburg the daughter of Stanley and Ella O’Day Yates. She was a graduate of McKinley High School and married Kyle Mills on May 18, 1936 in Rock Island, IL. She was a homemaker and partner with her husband in Kyle Mills Towing and Crane Service before their retirement after 45 years in 1987. She was the oldest lifelong member of Salem United Methodist Church and a member of the Cedar Rapids Area Theater Organ Society. She was a renowned artist, excellent seamstress, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and travelling.

Memorials may be directed to Salem United Methodist Church.

Online condolences can be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.

The Gazette, 06 Apr 2016, 12a