Elbert B. "E.B." "Doc" Mills

Elbert B. "E.B." "Doc" Mills, 86, of Rosamond, CA, formerly of Louisville, died Saturday, April 10, 2004. A highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, E.B. Mills and his family resided in Valley Station prior to his retirement from the Army in 1959, staying until 1992 when he moved to Tennessee. He was a member of St. Clement parish and, later, St. Timothy parish. He worked for 25 years at Sears, Roebuck and Company as a Craftsman tool salesman in St. Matthews and later in Valley Station. In 1992, he moved to Bart- lett, TN, to be near his brother and sister. In 2002, a decline in his health was cause for his travel to California, where he was a resident of Rosamond until his death. Survivors include his wife, Elissa Victoria (Gutierrez) Mills of Cocoa Beach, FL; six sons, Sherman Mills of Great Falls, MT, Melvin Mills of Knox, IN, Elbert Mills of Morris, IL, James Mills of Rosamond, CA, George Mills of Melbourne, FL, and Steven Mills of Aurora, IL; one daughter, Tricia Mills of Charleston, SC; a half-sister, Lorean Williams of Bartlett; 24 grandchildren, 25 great-grand-children and three great-great-grandchildren. His much-revered brother, James Robert Mills of Ripley, MS; his close cousins, William Mills of Flint, MI, and Beryl Mills; a half-brother, Samuel Mills of Flint; and a stepbrother, Wayne Bohles of Chicago, IL, preceded E.B. in death.