Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Raven, Beatrice 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 17, 2010, 7:35 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, April 21, 2007 Beatrice Gillson Mills Raven passed away April 19, 2007 at the Masonic Pathways in Alma, Mich. Bea was born July 19, 1915 to Clyde and Hazel Miller Gillson. She married Stanley Mills on November 27, 1988. He passed away December 15, 2000. Bea and Stanley had four daughters, Patricia (John) Davis, Doris (Roger) Warren, Shirley (Elmer) Ferris and Judy (Keith) Woodbury. She is survived by 22 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren and 51 great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Bernice Gillson’ and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two grandchildren, John Davis Jr. and Stephen Warren; two great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; her parents, two sisters, Mamie (Harry) Elliott and Lotis Marie Gillson. Bea owned and operated Mills Restaurant in downtown Muir for 28 years. She was a life member of the Lyons Eastern Star. She was a 4-H leader in the Lyons-Muir area for 15 years. She was loved and respected by her family and will be sadly missed. She just got tired—what a mom! File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/raven8111nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb