William Charles Mills

William Charles “Bill” Mills, 72 of 935 Turner Road, Creal Springs, IL died Saturday April 6, 2013 at 4:38 am at Liberty Village Rehab Center in Marion, IL. Funeral services will be held Tuesday April 9, 2013 at 1 pm at Felty Funeral Home in Carrier Mills, IL. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 11 am until service time. Burial will be in Drake Cemetery and Reverend Tim Blankenship will officiate. He was born on August 21, 1940 in Chicago, IL to the late William and Mabel (Christenson) Mills. Bill or “Wild Bill” as he was often called drove a truck for Louis Zahn Drug Co for many years. He then became a handicap bus driver for Laidlaw until he retired. He then moved to Creal Springs, IL where his wife: Mildred Conley Mills was from. They married on March 26, 1960 and just celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. They previously lived in West Chicago, IL where they raised their 3 daughters. William is survived by his Wife: Mildred Conley Mills; Bonnie (Steve) Johnson of Sugar Grove, IL; Debbie (Juergen) Liepelt of Bartley, IL and Theresa Mills of Elburn, IL; 9 grandchildren: Bill, Kim, Kelly, Amy, Kaitlyn, Kourtney, Ryan, Kyle and Kayla; 4 Great grandchildren: Brooklyn, Jacob, Sofia and Blake all who he loved and adored. He was also a loving brother in law; as well as uncle to many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; 2 sisters: Marilyn Philhour and Irene Mills.