Longtime Brewster, Kansas, resident Gregory Allen Mills, 62, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Hays Regional Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
Greg was born on March 19, 1956 in Loup City, Nebraska to Douglas and Joyce (Livermore) Mills, III. He was one of six children. He grew up and attended school at the Ansley Public School and the Burr Oak School before graduating from the Broken Bow High School in 1975. He then went on and completed his schooling for Ag Mechanics at the University of Nebraska, School of Technical Agriculture.
On October 8, 1977, Greg married Nancy Ann Wullschleger at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Leigh, Nebraska. To this union, two children Matthew and Katherine were born. They lived in Central City, Nebraska and Ravenna, Nebraska where he worked for John Deere. In 1981, the moved to Brewster, Kansas where he worked as a farm hand for 37 years. Greg enjoyed feeding cattle, and loved the different seasons of farming and what it all involved.
Greg accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was 8 years old and was baptized in the South Loup River. He was a member of the Pleasant Home Church where he served as a Junior High and Adult Sunday School Teacher and was on the Church Board for many years. He served on the Union Township Board, and for 12 years he served on the Brewster USD 314 School Board.
Preceding him in death was his father Douglas Elmer Mills, III.
Surviving family includes his mother Joyce Mills of Holdrege, Nebraska, his wife Nancy Mills of Brewster, KS, son Matthew (Jerlyn) Mills and their children Joseph and Jordan of Goodland, KS, daughter Katherine (Andrew) Pope and their children Aubrie, Ella Pierce, Anslie and Emerie of Manhattan, KS. He is also survived by his siblings, Peggy (Allen) Neth of Broken Bow, NE, Creig Mills of Holdrege, NE, Pam (Jim) Canady of Crawfordsville, IN, Rusty (Kirsten) Mills of Oconomowoc, WI and Amy (Joe) Kellerof Holdrege, NE.
Funeral services for Greg will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM MT at the Pleasant Home Church north of Edson with Pastor John Paulson officiating. Burial will follow in the Brewster Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 3, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM MT at Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.
Memorial contributions may be designated to the Pleasant Home Church and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services are entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.