Obituary for Charlie Lee Mills Sr.
Charlie Lee Mills, Sr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 8, 1928 to Lurania Jackson. He attended school in Jacksonville before dropping out at an early age to help care for his mother and sister. Known by his nickname “Lit”, he grew up in the Sweetwater, Wesconnett, and New Town areas of Jacksonville. Although he gave his life to Christ at an early age, at the time of his death, he was not affiliated with a church. However, during a visit with Rev. Tommy Downer, he reaffirmed his faith in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. His favorite Scripture was Psalm 23 and The Lord’s Prayer.
A retired Longshoreman, ILA Local 1408, Charlie also worked numerous other jobs including as a cab driver for the New Deal Cab Company. In years past, he was a popular dancer known from Ashley Street to American Beach. He loved planting fruit trees and flowers in his yard, playing checkers with his friends at a neighborhood service station, and fishing at various areas of the St. John’s River, especially Heckscher Drive.
Charlie met and married the love of his life, Catherine Easter Dixon in 1946. From this union was born five children: two sons, Charlie L. Mills, Jr. and Heawartha (Towanda) Mills; three daughters, Patricia L. Brinson Mills, Alfreda L. Williams, and Eva Jean Mills; and like a daughter, his niece, Shirley A. Myers Robinson.
Charlie Mills departed this life on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Mills; mother, Lurania Mills Myers; step-father, Lawrence Myers; and sister, Maggie Myers Harp.
At the time of his death, Charlie Mills was the patriarch of five generations. Along with his wife and children, he leaves behind his loving family and friends to cherish his memory; Sixteen grandchildren; twenty-four great great grandchildren; and nine great great great grandchildren.
Brothers-in-law, Napoleon (Jeanette) Filer and David “Leroy” (Lillian) Filer; sisters-in-law, Rutha M. Merricks, Bernice Folston (Willie), Lillian Mitchell (Albert), Judy Anderson, Patricia Jones (Edgar), Geraldine Blake, and Lue Ethel Chisolm;
Numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Johnny (Delores) Jackson, Josh Kohn; goddaughters, Dorothy Polite and Helen Smith; dearest friends, Solister Johnson, Thomas Lee Grant, and David Wilson.
The funeral service for Charlie Lee Mills Sr. will be held 11:00 am Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at the Samuel C. Rogers Jr. Memorial Chapel 4315 N. Main Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206. The visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at the Funerals by T.S. Warden 4315 North Main Street Jacksonville, FL 32206. Interment in Restlawn Cemeteries South. Please sign the family guest book and view the video tribute @ www.tswarden.com. Arrangements in care of Tyrone S. Warden, FDIC, 4315 N. Main Street, 765-1234
A retired Longshoreman, ILA Local 1408, Charlie also worked numerous other jobs including as a cab driver for the New Deal Cab Company. In years past, he was a popular dancer known from Ashley Street to American Beach. He loved planting fruit trees and flowers in his yard, playing checkers with his friends at a neighborhood service station, and fishing at various areas of the St. John’s River, especially Heckscher Drive.
Charlie met and married the love of his life, Catherine Easter Dixon in 1946. From this union was born five children: two sons, Charlie L. Mills, Jr. and Heawartha (Towanda) Mills; three daughters, Patricia L. Brinson Mills, Alfreda L. Williams, and Eva Jean Mills; and like a daughter, his niece, Shirley A. Myers Robinson.
Charlie Mills departed this life on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Mills; mother, Lurania Mills Myers; step-father, Lawrence Myers; and sister, Maggie Myers Harp.
At the time of his death, Charlie Mills was the patriarch of five generations. Along with his wife and children, he leaves behind his loving family and friends to cherish his memory; Sixteen grandchildren; twenty-four great great grandchildren; and nine great great great grandchildren.
Brothers-in-law, Napoleon (Jeanette) Filer and David “Leroy” (Lillian) Filer; sisters-in-law, Rutha M. Merricks, Bernice Folston (Willie), Lillian Mitchell (Albert), Judy Anderson, Patricia Jones (Edgar), Geraldine Blake, and Lue Ethel Chisolm;
Numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Johnny (Delores) Jackson, Josh Kohn; goddaughters, Dorothy Polite and Helen Smith; dearest friends, Solister Johnson, Thomas Lee Grant, and David Wilson.
The funeral service for Charlie Lee Mills Sr. will be held 11:00 am Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at the Samuel C. Rogers Jr. Memorial Chapel 4315 N. Main Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206. The visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at the Funerals by T.S. Warden 4315 North Main Street Jacksonville, FL 32206. Interment in Restlawn Cemeteries South. Please sign the family guest book and view the video tribute @ www.tswarden.com. Arrangements in care of Tyrone S. Warden, FDIC, 4315 N. Main Street, 765-1234