Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Penelope Ann Mills April 19 1931
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The Cairo Messenger, April 24th, 1931
The Cairo Messenger, April 24, 1931
Mrs. Penelope Ann Mills, who had lived to the mature age of eighty-eight years, 
passed into the eternal rest Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home in 
Whigham.

Her funeral was conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Whigham 
Methodist Church.  She was one of the six founders of this church and the only 
surviving member of the group.  Her life had been dedicated to her church and 
she was always active and interested in every movement for the betterment of 
the community in which she lived.  All business was suspended during the 
funeral hour.

Rev. H. G. Shearhouse, her pastor, was in charge of the funeral and he was 
assisted by Rev. O. B. Chester, of Blakely, a life-long friend of the family, 
and the Rev. N. G. Christopher, pastor of the Whigham Baptist Church.   Mrs. 
Nellie Mizell was in charge of the music and she was accompanied by Mr. Mizell.

The honorary pallbearers were: Dr. G. W. Collins, J. W. Crew, C. C. Jones, S. 
D. Jones, E. C. Jordan, Dr. J. E. Harden, A. J. Crew, R. S. Kennemur, H. W. 
Holloway, W. P. Vickers, T. J. Burns, R. L. Sellars, E. M. Coleman, W. C. Lane, 
B. W. Lasseter, and C. M. Cain.  The active pallbearers were E. P. Trulock, G. 
W. Jordan, R. E. Cox, W. C. Bell, M. M. Jones, G. B. Trulock, H. F. Smith and 
Turner Harrell.

Mrs. Mills was the daughter of Jasper Massey and Susan Moore, of the sturdy 
American stock of pioneer days who moved to Florida from North Carolina and it 
was in Monticello that she was born December 19, 1842.  On May 12, 1864, she 
was married to William J. Mills and they moved to Whigham in December, 1867, 
where Mrs. Mills had lived continuously until the day of her death.  John B. 
Mills, the second son of this union, was the first child born in Whigham.

Her devoted husband passed to the great beyond in 1875 and through the long 
years of widowhood, with six children, she dedicated her best energies and 
efforts to establishing the home with high standards of moral and Christian 
achievement.

The last four years of here life were spent as an invalid, but they were 
characterized by patience and a continued interest in her friends who during 
this period have paid eloquent tribute to her in many ways.

Her life left a lasting imprint upon the people of Whigham and it was marked by 
her extreme devotion to her family and friends.  Her long and useful life was 
crowned with success, both spiritual and material.  She made friends easily and 
quickly and held them fast through the years.

Her death, while expected, came with a distinct sense of loss and sorrow to all 
whose lives came in contact with her own.

She is survived by the following children: T. J. Mills and Mrs. J. E. Cobb, of 
Whigham; and J. B. Mills, Mrs. C. M. Lewis, and Mrs. J. B. Lewis, all of 
Jacksonville, Florida.  Until the death of her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Keefe, of 
Jacksonville, recently, the grim reaper had not visited this family since 
1875.  Mrs. Mills is survived by 20 grandchildren and eighteen great 
grandchildren, together with many other relatives.

Among the out-of-town relatives and friends attending the funeral were: Mrs. J. 
B. Mills, C. M. Lewis, J. B. Lewis, G. H. Keefe, of Jacksonville; W. B. Mills, 
of Daytona Beach, T. J. Mills, Jr., of Miami; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cobb, of 
Quitman; Mrs. J. O. Williams and Mrs. Fred Carroll, of Tallahassee; Mr. and 
Mrs. Sam Ward, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mills, Mrs. Estelle Bishop, Mrs. Hamrick, 
Miss May Johnson, and Mrs. Etta Braswell, all of Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. H. T. 
Swatts and Miss Ida Swatts, of Tallahassee, Mrs. S. M. Bembry, Hawkinsville, 
Ga.; Mrs. Josie Braswell and Mrs. Morris of Thomasville; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. 
Giffey, of Attapulgus; Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. W. B. Brown, Miss Amy Brown, 
Ralph Brown and Mrs. Annie Hurts, Mrs. Charles Mauldin, Miss Kathryn Brown, 
Miss Missouri Brown, Mrs. Emma Powell, and L. A. Powell, all of Cair

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