Ray "Shorty" Mills
May 26, 1940 - May 29, 2019
KEGLEY – Ray Elmer Mills, 79, of Kegley, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Born May 26, 1940 in Matoaka, he was the son of the late Ray Mills and Eupha Lee Farmer Mills Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Phyllis Conner. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Joan Peyton Mills; two daughters, Sarah Ann Meadows and husband Gregory of Gaithersburg, MD and Kathy Jane Mills of Kegley; two grandsons, Russell Meadows of Gaithersburg, MD and David Meadows of Mt. Airy, MD; and four great-grandchildren, Kailey, Aaron, Audrey and Tyler Meadows. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor C.T. Lilly officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. A special thanks to Sherry Lusk and staff of Hospice Amedisys. The family will receive friends Friday, May 31, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until service hour at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.bailey-kirk.com.
KEGLEY – Ray Elmer Mills, 79, of Kegley, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Born May 26, 1940 in Matoaka, he was the son of the late Ray Mills and Eupha Lee Farmer Mills Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister,... View Obituary & Service Information