Barbara Gail Mills

November 17, 1938 - December 10, 2015

Barbara Gail Mills Obituary Mills, Barbara Gail 77; November 17, 1938 - December 10, 2015; Barbara Gail Mills was born on November 17th, 1938 in Fillmore, California. She was the second child born to Luther and Dorothy (Higgins) Marks. She moved from California to Newberg, Oregon when she was a child and attended Newberg High School where she was a majorette. One of her greatest memories was marching in the Portland Rose Parade. In Newberg she worked for her mother’s dress shop, for Best Apparel, later known as Nordstrom-Best Department Store, and for Lipman-Wolfe Department store where she was also a print model for their advertisements. Before the death of her husband,she spent her winters as a snowbird at her home in Palm Desertwhere she had many wonderful times with friends and family. Barbarawas preceded in deathby her husband Richard W. Mills, stepdaughter, Cindy Millsand grandson, Kevin Coleman.She is survived by her sister Betty Loeks (Leroy) and her children; Crystal McCulloch Ryan (Mark), Grant McCulloch III (Debbie), Erin McCulloch Feely (Steve) Shawna McCulloch Healy (Bob), Brian Mills (Holly), stepdaughters; Jackie Mills Benedict, Kari Mills, 13 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. a “Celebration of Life” will be held at Attrell’s Funeral Chapel, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, OR 97132. Please wear a splash of the color red, as it was Barbara’s favorite color. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Parkinson’s Disease Association at apdaparkinson.org