Durrell V. Mills, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014. He was born in Pender County, NC, to the late Elsie Carter and Phillip Ezra Mills. He was predeceased by his daughter Pamela Mills Coppola and his brother Ronnie Mills.
Durrell graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, and a minor in economics. He worked for Waller and Woodhouse, and Frank Edward Sheffer & Co. Certified Public Accountants before partnering and forming Mills & Cavender CPA. He was a shareholder in Eggleston Smith, PC, in Suffolk until 2003 and was a manager for Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, PLC.
Professionally, he was a member of the Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, in 1981 was the recipient of the Hilton Trophy, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Durrell was active in many civic organizations: Suffolk Rotary Club, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Eastover-Wilroy Ruritan Club, Suffolk Education Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Ducks Unlimited, Jolly Boys, and Wilroy Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and was chairman of the Finance Committee. He was proclaimed First Citizen of Suffolk by Mayor Dana E. Dickens in April of 1999.
He is survived by his wife Geraldine D. Mills; his daughter Amy Mills Espinosa and husband Emil; his son Durrell Scott Mills and wife Angie; his son-in-law James A. Coppola; his grandchildren Erin, Matthew, Adam, Kaitlin, Michael, Austin and Dixon; his great grandchildren Will, Jackson, and Carter; his brothers and sisters Harris, Donnie, Amos, Phil, Patricia, Phyllis and Linda, and several nieces and nephews.
Durrell graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, and a minor in economics. He worked for Waller and Woodhouse, and Frank Edward Sheffer & Co. Certified Public Accountants before partnering and forming Mills & Cavender CPA. He was a shareholder in Eggleston Smith, PC, in Suffolk until 2003 and was a manager for Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, PLC.
Professionally, he was a member of the Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, in 1981 was the recipient of the Hilton Trophy, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Durrell was active in many civic organizations: Suffolk Rotary Club, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Eastover-Wilroy Ruritan Club, Suffolk Education Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Ducks Unlimited, Jolly Boys, and Wilroy Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and was chairman of the Finance Committee. He was proclaimed First Citizen of Suffolk by Mayor Dana E. Dickens in April of 1999.
He is survived by his wife Geraldine D. Mills; his daughter Amy Mills Espinosa and husband Emil; his son Durrell Scott Mills and wife Angie; his son-in-law James A. Coppola; his grandchildren Erin, Matthew, Adam, Kaitlin, Michael, Austin and Dixon; his great grandchildren Will, Jackson, and Carter; his brothers and sisters Harris, Donnie, Amos, Phil, Patricia, Phyllis and Linda, and several nieces and nephews.
Durrell V. Mills, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014. He was born in Pender County, NC, to the late Elsie Carter and Phillip Ezra Mills. He was predeceased by his daughter Pamela Mills Coppola and his brother Ronnie Mills.
Durrell graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, and a minor in economics. He worked for Waller and Woodhouse, and Frank Edward Sheffer & Co. Certified Public Accountants before partnering and forming Mills & Cavender CPA. He was a shareholder in Eggleston Smith, PC, in Suffolk until 2003 and was a manager for Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, PLC.
Professionally, he was a member of the Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, in 1981 was the recipient of the Hilton Trophy, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Durrell was active in many civic organizations: Suffolk Rotary Club, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Eastover-Wilroy Ruritan Club, Suffolk Education Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Ducks Unlimited, Jolly Boys, and Wilroy Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and was chairman of the Finance Committee. He was proclaimed First Citizen of Suffolk by Mayor Dana E. Dickens in April of 1999.
He is survived by his wife Geraldine D. Mills; his daughter Amy Mills Espinosa and husband Emil; his son Durrell Scott Mills and wife Angie; his son-in-law James A. Coppola; his grandchildren Erin, Matthew, Adam, Kaitlin, Michael, Austin and Dixon; his great grandchildren Will, Jackson, and Carter; his brothers and sisters Harris, Donnie, Amos, Phil, Patricia, Phyllis and Linda, and several nieces and nephews.
Durrell graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, and a minor in economics. He worked for Waller and Woodhouse, and Frank Edward Sheffer & Co. Certified Public Accountants before partnering and forming Mills & Cavender CPA. He was a shareholder in Eggleston Smith, PC, in Suffolk until 2003 and was a manager for Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, PLC.
Professionally, he was a member of the Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, in 1981 was the recipient of the Hilton Trophy, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Durrell was active in many civic organizations: Suffolk Rotary Club, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Eastover-Wilroy Ruritan Club, Suffolk Education Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Ducks Unlimited, Jolly Boys, and Wilroy Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and was chairman of the Finance Committee. He was proclaimed First Citizen of Suffolk by Mayor Dana E. Dickens in April of 1999.
He is survived by his wife Geraldine D. Mills; his daughter Amy Mills Espinosa and husband Emil; his son Durrell Scott Mills and wife Angie; his son-in-law James A. Coppola; his grandchildren Erin, Matthew, Adam, Kaitlin, Michael, Austin and Dixon; his great grandchildren Will, Jackson, and Carter; his brothers and sisters Harris, Donnie, Amos, Phil, Patricia, Phyllis and Linda, and several nieces and nephews.
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