Bencie H. Mills

Bencie H. Mills, age 81, of Clarkesville, Georgia formerly of Cumming, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, following an extended illness.




Mrs. Mills was born on June 11, 1932 in Dahlonega, Georgia; daughter of the late Ben and Beulah Norell Head. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Luke Mills; step-daughter, Pam Edgar; sisters, Louise Ridley, Edith Segers, Azalea Tritt; brothers, Frank Head, Jack Head, and Johnny Head. Mrs. Mills was a member of Alto Congregation Holiness Church and was retired from General Motors in Atlanta as an accountant.




Survivors include her sisters, Cona Bell Grizzle, Dahlonega, Barbara West, Gainesville; brother, Kenneth Head, Gainesville.




Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2014, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia with Rev. Scott Ledbetter and Rev. Tim Beasley officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia.




The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2014.




Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia. (706)778-7123




Those wishing to express online condolences to the Mills family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.