Claude Jesse Mills, 97 of Citrus Springs, Fl, passed away on May 8, 2023, at Vitas Hospice in Lecanto. Claude was born on April 14, 1926 in Denoya, Oklahoma to the late William H. and Mildred (Fales) Mills. He came to Citrus County in 1989 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Claude served his Country during WWII in the Army Air Corps and was a life member of the American Legion Post #237 in Beverly Hill, FL. He retired as a Journeyman with the Sheet Metal Local #32 after 70 years of service.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Carolyn Mills. They were married 67 wonderful years after meeting on a very successful blind date. son, Claude Wayne Mills of Stuart, FL; his sisters: Laura Stach of Detroit, MI, Roxie Olsen of Williamsburg, MI; and his grandson, Jesse Wayne Mills. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Colleen Dawn Mills; his brother Robert Mills and sister Helen Hamlet.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Legion for their support of American Veterans. Private cremation is under the care of the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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