Richard E. Mills, 76, of Bowling Green died Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center.
Richard had retired from Rappahannock Electric Cooperative as a District Manager after 43 years. He then went back to work at the Co-op as a temporary employee for 11 more years, giving him 54 years of total service. He was a member of the Eagles and Moose Lodge and a former member of the Bowling Green Vol. Fire Department and Rescue Squad. He also was a member of the Orange Virginia Chapter of the Harley Owner’s Group.
Survivors include his wife of almost 54 years, Margaret Mills; four daughters, Robin Zimmerman (Stan), Sherry Weyant (Richard), Jacqueline Wright (James “Bo”) and Michelle Feiffer (Shawn); a sister, Sharnette Ryckman (Melvin); two brothers, Wayne Mills (Brenda) and Kenneth Lee Mills (Pam); seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Susie Mills and a son, Craig Allen Mills.
The family will receive friends at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green, Sunday Jan. 18, from 6 – 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. in Bowling Green Baptist Church, with entombment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fredericksburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bowling Green Baptist Church, P.O. Box 543, Bowling Green, VA 22427. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.storkefuneralhome.com.