Bettye Rose Mills

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Bettye Rose Mills of Clinton, Miss., was born March 13, 1939 in Memphis, Tenn., to the late John Mills and the late Ethel McClodden Mills. She was a retired housekeeper. Ms. Mills passed away Jan. 29, 2021, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her father, John Mills; her mother, Ethel McClodden Mills; one brother, John Mills, Jr.; and three sisters, Charlesetta Fletcher, Shirley Campbell and Jean Campbell.

She is survived by her brother, Roy (Sharon) Patton of Clinton, Miss.; her sister, Stella Flakes of Memphis, Tenn.; a host of other relatives and many friends.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Blytheville, with Rev. Chavis Spann officiating. Services are provided by Wilson Funeral Home Blytheville.