Billy Ray Mills, 79, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was born on May 2, 1937, to Ray Ford Robinson Mills and Dean Mills, in Crockett. Billy was a retired from the Beaumont Fire Department after working for twenty-five years. He was very gregarious and loved life and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Mills; sons, Michael “Mickey” Mills and his wife, Marilynne of Beaumont and Bryan Mills and his wife, Sloane, of Hamshire; sister, Mary Brown; brother, George Parker and his wife, Judy, of Arizona; grandchildren, Hillary Mills-Bricker and her husband, David; Zachary Mills and his wife, Katherine; Samantha Mills; and Jared Mills; and great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Kale, Draven, and Isabella.
A gathering of Mr. Mills’ family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
