Theodore "Ted" Mills
1937 - 2018 (80 years)
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Name Theodore "Ted" Mills Birth 3 Dec 1937 Jonesboro, IN 
Gender Male Death 25 Jan 2018 Ft. Wayne, IN - Ted Mills, 80, died at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. He was born in Jonesboro, Indiana on December 3, 1937, to the late Edward Lewis and Maude (Drollinger) Mills. He married Sandra Shoaf on July 17, 1977. She survives.
Ted was a box maker at Glass Containers and also a bartender at Tobby's. He was a US Army veteran. Ted loved his grandchildren dearly and was a NASCAR fan. He never met a stranger.
In addition to his wife, Sandra, Ted is survived by a son, Mike (Kelly) Ritter, Ohio; daughters, LaVonna (Rick) Smith, Marion, Valerie (Shawn) Smith, Jonesboro, Vicki Mills, Gas City, Amanda Bowlds, Gas City; grandchildren, Chuck Circle, Joshua Circle, Kooper Smith, Dillon Cole, Bradley Smith, Icelie Cole, Caleb Ritter, Courtland Smith, Bailey Smith, Lyevaeh Bowlds, Athea Mills, Sheila Bowlds, Grayson Smith, Dominick Bowlds, Unique Bowlds; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; brother, Tom (Dotsie) Mills, Gas City; sister, Tobby (Jim) Yount, Florida; and several special nieces and nephews.
Ted was preceded in death by his parents, seven sisters and four brothers.
The family will receive visitors from 11-1 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2018, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, Indiana. A Celebration of Life for Ted will begin at 1 p.m. immediately following visitation. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Gas City.
Memorial contributions may be made in care of the funeral home to help the family with funeral expenses.
Person ID I14659 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Jan 2019
Father Edward Lewis "Ed" Mills, b. 30 Jul 1892, Fountain County, IN d. 19 Jan 1962, Gas City, Grant, IN (Age 69 years) Mother Maude Belle Drollinger, b. 18 Mar 1898, IN d. 15 May 1963, Marion, Grant, IN (Age 65 years) Family ID F4851 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Louise Brown Marriage 29 Feb 1964 Grant County, IN - Theodore Mills
in the Web: Indiana, Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008
Name: Theodore Mills
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Louise Brown
Marriage Date: 29 feb 1964
Marriage Place: Grant, Indiana, United States
URL: http://www.marion.lib.in.us/De...
Family ID F14544 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Family 2 Sandra Shoaf Family ID F16111 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Jan 2019
- Ted Mills, 80, died at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. He was born in Jonesboro, Indiana on December 3, 1937, to the late Edward Lewis and Maude (Drollinger) Mills. He married Sandra Shoaf on July 17, 1977. She survives.
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Birth - 3 Dec 1937 - Jonesboro, IN 
Marriage - 29 Feb 1964 - Grant County, IN = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Living as confessed to me by David Michael Drollinger during our 25Oct 2005 telephone conversation.
(David H. Drollinger 25 Oct 2005)
- Living as confessed to me by David Michael Drollinger during our 25Oct 2005 telephone conversation.