Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Mills, Sr., Wardell January 14, 2019
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Keith Matthews Funeral Home  January 16, 2019
On Monday, January 14, 2019, Wardell Mills, Sr., known to most people as “Big 
Red”, transitioned peacefully at 3:15am at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, 
Virginia.
Mr. Mills was a native of Nansemond County, Virginia. He was preceded in death by 
his parents, Aurlene Greene and Albert Lee Mills, Sr. and his son, Ivan Mills.
Having attended Robertson Elementary School as a young child, he later became a 
Construction Worker and worked in that field for over 35 years.
Mr. Mills is survived by his loving and dedicated wife of 48 years, Emma Clark 
Mills; his step-mother Lee Ellen Mills; three daughters Valarie Warren (Raymond), 
Diane Horton (Timothy) and Ciscley Mills; three sons; Joseph Blakes, Wardell 
Mills, Jr. (Relia) and Kevin Mills; seven grandchildren; Ivan Mills, Natasha Boyd, 
Patrick Mills, Rashee Parson, Devin Mills, Emily Mills, and Alvonte Lawton; eight 
sisters; Teresa Goodman (George), Sandra Mills, Gloria Jennings, Sheryl Watford, 
Janice Hunter, Angela Watson (Thomas) and Tracy Goodman (William); five brothers; 
Albert Mills, Jr. (Janette), Wayne Mills (Debra), Barry Mills (Karen), Dwight 
Mills (Priscilla) and Arthur Morrison and a host of other cousins and friends.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Wardell Mills, Sr., 
please visit our floral store.
Services:
VISITATION Thursday, January 24, 2019, 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Keith Matthews 
Funeral Home, 5665 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
FUNERAL SERVICE Friday, January 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Basilica of Saint Mary 
of the Immaculate Conception, 232 Chapel St., Norfolk, VA 23504
INTERMENT St. Mary's Cemetery, 3000 Church St., Norfolk, VA 23504

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