Obit of Mills, Roy Leon - Haskell County, Oklahoma

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::Wasco Memorial Park--Wasco CA

Roy Leon Mills

Services: Thurs., July 19, 11 a.m. Graveside services will be 
conducted by Reverend Wayne Montgomery of Christ Community Church at 
Wasco Memorial Park, at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2001. Roy Leon 
Mills was born July 16, 1917 in Sans Bois, Oklahoma, to William Tony 
(Bill) and Ida Mills, and died on July 12 in Moses Lake, Washington. 
He received his education in Oklahoma. In 1937 Roy married his loving 
wife Irene in Stigler, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S.  Army in the 
European Theater during WWII. Upon his return from the war, Roy and 
Irene moved to Wasco, California. In 1948 Roy, Irene, and Roys 
parents built the Wasco Skating Rink and operated it for several 
years. Many Wasco people learned to skate under Roys tutelage and 
have happy memories of that time. Roy and Irene later moved to the 
Pacific Northwest, where Roy was engaged in home construction for 
several years prior to settling in Moses Lake. They owned and 
operated the former KOA Campground before retirement. Living in Moses 
Lake allowed Roy to indulge his lifelong passion for bird hunting and 
fishing. Roy is predeceased by: their infant son Roy Gordon Mills; 
his parents; his sister Freda Havens and her husband Ralph; and his 
brothers, Harry and E.C. Bus Mills. He is survived by his beloved 
wife Irene; his brothers Hubert and wife Rae, J.W. and wife Zelda, 
Gene and wife Lee, and Pat and wife Joanne; his sisters Rena Wilson 
and husband Vernon, Norma Crawford and husband Emry, Rita Portwood 
and husband Ordell; and his sister-in-law, Lois Mills. Also surviving 
Roy is a very large extended family including numerous nieces and 
nephews and their families. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made 
in Roys memory to The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 1501 N.W. 
9th Avenue, Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136.
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