Frank H. “Buz” Mills III, 70

Frank H. “Buz” Mills III, 70 of Crown City, Ohio died on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Emogene Dolan Jones Hospice in Huntington WV.

He was the son of the late Frank H. and Eloise Butler Mills Jr., Buz was married to Barbara Swindler Mills and she survives. He was a 1965 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and had great support from his classmates throughout his illness. He attended Ohio State University until enlisting in the United States Army where he served in Vietnam. He always told his grandsons everything he knew he learned in the Army. He went back to OSU for a short time after his discharge, but returned to work on the family dairy farm in the spring of 1971, where he eventually joined his Dad and brother David in a farm partnership. In the spring of 1994 he accepted a job with the Gallia Soil & Water Conservation District, where he retired in April of 2012 as the office manager. He was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church.

Buz generously volunteered his time to his community serving on the Library Board, the Gallia County Jr. Fair Board, and SWCD board of Supervisors where he served on the State Board; he was a charter member of the C.H. McKenzie Ag. Center serving as the first treasurer and a Farm Bureau member.

Surviving is his wife Barbara Mills of Crown City, daughters Beth (Tim) Brumfield of Gallipolis and Amy Mills of Crown City. Grandsons Jeremy and Joshua Brumfield and Cuyler Mills, Sister Sue Ann Bostic of Gallipolis and a brother David (Lisa) Mills of Crown City, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter Jenna Beth Brumfield and a Brother-in-law Kenny Bostic.

The family will be receiving friends at the Willis Funeral Home on Monday, June 19, 2017 from 4-7 p.m. A private burial will follow at the Swan Creek Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers please invest your resources and time in memory of Buz, with your family, friends or your community.

The family would like to thank their wonderful family and friends who went above and beyond in providing us with anything we needed, during all the long hours, days and weeks at the James Cancer Center, St Mary’s medical Center and to the Gallia 911 who helped us in so many ways. A very special thank you to the Emogene Dolan Jones Hospice Center.

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