Son of Forrest Eugene "Gene" Mills and Clara Fern Thatcher
Grandson of Lorenzo Hyrum Thatcher and Clara E. Matthews Thatcher
Forrest Mills, 68, of Sanger died Wednesday.
He was a diesel mechanic for Fresno Truck Center.
Survived his wife of 46 years, Marie Mills, a son, Forrest Mills Jr., and his wife Patty of Gold Beach, Oregon; foster daughter, Angie Garza and her husband, Silvester Garza Jr. of Sanger; and foster son, Jake Ward and his wife Jackie of Clovis. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Joe Vaughn, and granddaughter, Jairan Ward.
Forrest was a kind gentle soul who will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace at home in Heaven.
Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Graveside: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sanger Cemetery.
Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite C-1, Fresno, CA 93711-3513.
Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home made the arrangements.
Published in the Sanger Herald, March 18, 2010.
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Your life was love and labor,
Your love for your family true,
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.
Author Unknown
And he was a kind and gentle soul. Loved, and was loved by all that knew him. He was a giant (6' 4") in body and heart.
Grandson of Lorenzo Hyrum Thatcher and Clara E. Matthews Thatcher
Forrest Mills, 68, of Sanger died Wednesday.
He was a diesel mechanic for Fresno Truck Center.
Survived his wife of 46 years, Marie Mills, a son, Forrest Mills Jr., and his wife Patty of Gold Beach, Oregon; foster daughter, Angie Garza and her husband, Silvester Garza Jr. of Sanger; and foster son, Jake Ward and his wife Jackie of Clovis. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Joe Vaughn, and granddaughter, Jairan Ward.
Forrest was a kind gentle soul who will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace at home in Heaven.
Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Graveside: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sanger Cemetery.
Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite C-1, Fresno, CA 93711-3513.
Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home made the arrangements.
Published in the Sanger Herald, March 18, 2010.
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Your life was love and labor,
Your love for your family true,
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.
Author Unknown
And he was a kind and gentle soul. Loved, and was loved by all that knew him. He was a giant (6' 4") in body and heart.
Son of Forrest Eugene "Gene" Mills and Clara Fern Thatcher
Grandson of Lorenzo Hyrum Thatcher and Clara E. Matthews Thatcher
Forrest Mills, 68, of Sanger died Wednesday.
He was a diesel mechanic for Fresno Truck Center.
Survived his wife of 46 years, Marie Mills, a son, Forrest Mills Jr., and his wife Patty of Gold Beach, Oregon; foster daughter, Angie Garza and her husband, Silvester Garza Jr. of Sanger; and foster son, Jake Ward and his wife Jackie of Clovis. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Joe Vaughn, and granddaughter, Jairan Ward.
Forrest was a kind gentle soul who will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace at home in Heaven.
Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Graveside: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sanger Cemetery.
Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite C-1, Fresno, CA 93711-3513.
Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home made the arrangements.
Published in the Sanger Herald, March 18, 2010.
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Your life was love and labor,
Your love for your family true,
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.
Author Unknown
And he was a kind and gentle soul. Loved, and was loved by all that knew him. He was a giant (6' 4") in body and heart.
Grandson of Lorenzo Hyrum Thatcher and Clara E. Matthews Thatcher
Forrest Mills, 68, of Sanger died Wednesday.
He was a diesel mechanic for Fresno Truck Center.
Survived his wife of 46 years, Marie Mills, a son, Forrest Mills Jr., and his wife Patty of Gold Beach, Oregon; foster daughter, Angie Garza and her husband, Silvester Garza Jr. of Sanger; and foster son, Jake Ward and his wife Jackie of Clovis. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Joe Vaughn, and granddaughter, Jairan Ward.
Forrest was a kind gentle soul who will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace at home in Heaven.
Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Graveside: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sanger Cemetery.
Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite C-1, Fresno, CA 93711-3513.
Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home made the arrangements.
Published in the Sanger Herald, March 18, 2010.
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Your life was love and labor,
Your love for your family true,
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.
Author Unknown
And he was a kind and gentle soul. Loved, and was loved by all that knew him. He was a giant (6' 4") in body and heart.
