Hugh L Mills

Hugh Louis Mills Sr., age 93 of Fayetteville, Arkansas died on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born in Marshall, Arkansas on September 14th, 1923 to Elizabeth Florence "Bess" McBride Mills and William Thomas "W.T." Mills Sr. Hugh delayed college to join the Army, where he went on to serve as an officer in the Medical Administrative Corps during WWII. After his military service, he received a Doctorate degree in Education from the University of Arkansas and spent many years as an educator and Superintendent of Schools in Monticello and Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was able to return to the University of Arkansas serving as the Dean of Continuing Education in Fayetteville until his retirement. Hugh had a lifelong love of baseball and was a prolific storyteller. He spent many hours entertaining his children and grandchildren with the many adventures of growing up in Marshall, sharing statistics or random facts about baseball and its players or his annual tradition of watching baseball games during spring training in Florida. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Don McCollum Mills, also of Fayetteville; his four children, Hugh Mills Jr. and wife Sharyn of Kansas City, Mo., Nancy Jarratt and husband Denny of Forrest City, Ark., John Mills and wife Carol of Farmington, Ark. and Jim Mills and wife Lee Anne of Rogers, Ark.; six grandchildren, Joe and Stephanie Jarratt of Memphis, Tenn., Hugh and Nicole Jarratt of Fayetteville, Ark., Hannah, Madeline and Samantha of Fayetteville, Ark. and Kate Mills of Rogers, Ark.; four great-grandchildren, Will and Jack Jarratt of Memphis, Tenn., McCall and Bo Jarratt of Fayetteville, Ark.; and two nephews, Jim Mills of Searcy, Ark. and Kirk Parry of Columbia, Mo. Arrangements by Roller-Coffman Funeral Home in Marshall, Arkansas. A graveside memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 18th, 2017 at East Lawn Cemetery in Marshall, Arkansas. The family requests memorials be sent to the Willard Walker Hospice Home, 325 E. Longview Street, Fayetteville, Ark. 73703 or to a charity of your choice.