Lela Mills

Chesterfield, SC

Ms. Lela "Margaret" Mills, age 78, entered into rest on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the home of her son. Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from the Chapel of Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the funeral home.

Ms. Mills was born April 8, 1939 in Chesterfield, SC a daughter of the late Clyde Elbert and Nellie Rebecca Allen Melton. She was a former employee of Lynches River Fish Camp and a member of Oakland Baptist Church. Margaret enjoyed reading, cooking, and collecting cookbooks. She was a lady who loved everyone and will be missed by all.

In addition to her parents, Margaret was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Mildred “Mickey” Montgomery and Loretta Sims; and by 1 brother, Curtis “Ray” Melton.

Survivors include her son, Marty (Becky) Mills of Lancaster, SC; daughter, Lisa (Joseph) Haire of Spartanburg, SC; 6 grandchildren, Crystal Weir (Michael) of Charleston, SC, David (Mindy) Mills of Lancaster, SC, Rebecca (Francisco) Campos of Woodruff, SC, Charlotte (Chad) Mills of Lancaster, SC, Matthew Ballard of Lancaster, SC, and Kimberly (Frank Davis) Ballard of Heath Springs, SC; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, William “Bill” (Betty) Melton of Tuscaloosa, AL; and sister, Judy (Alonzo) Adams of Patrick, SC.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of South Carolina, 311 N. Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29720






Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield, SC is serving the Mills family.