Thornton Bothwell MILLS

1906 - 1976  (69 years)

• Name	Thornton Bothwell MILLS
  Birth	17 Sep 1906	Suawanee County, FL
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1976
  Burial	Crum Cemetery, Summerfield, FL
  Person ID	I212	Genealogy of Ronald D. Hackett
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	William Benjamin MILLS
  Mother	Florence Gertrude ALLEN
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angie Marie PROCTOR,   b. 16 Jun 1918   d. 6 Dec 2017 (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1933
  Children	1. William Thornton MILLS,   b. 1 Mar 1934, Wildwood, FL d. 1 Dec 2011, Summerfield, FL (Age 77 years)   2. Gertrude Marie MILLS   3. Emma Louis MILLS + 4. Darlene Ruth MILLS,   b. 4 Feb 1949, Summerfield, FL d. 27 Mar 2020, Ocala, FL (Age 71 years)   5. Sonya Loretta MILLS
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From the "History of the First Baptist Church, Summerfield, FL.": Marie, the eighth and youngest child of J.D. and Emma, was baptized in 1924. Thornton B. Mills, Marie's husband, moved his church letter from Wildwood and was ordained a deacon in 1944. He served as postmaster in Summerfield for 22 years. He knew everybody in town and on the routes. Plus in the 40s and 50s Thornton operated a grocery store housed in the same building as the post office. (Today this building is on the corner of S. E. 147th St. and 70th Court, once White's furniture.) Anyway, what an advantage for a good Baptist to witness which Thornton did. He was one of the first persons newcomers would meet and he would invite them to church. Marie has been active in all organizations, especially with W.M.U., and would take on Thornton's responsibilities when he was unable. He was the Sunday School Superintendent and later the treasurer for years. Their four daughters Gertrude (McCormick), Emma (Tedder), Darlene (Perryman), Sonya (Carroll) and son Bill Mills were baptized at FBCSF.