Terry Mills
January 24, 1953 ~ September 21, 2020
Terry Mills, 67, Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly September 21, 2020. Terry was born January 24, 1953, in Portland, Indiana, to the late John and Eileen (Nichols) Mills.
Terry graduated from Portland High School in 1971. He enjoyed a 46 year career with Marsh Supermarkets that started at the age of sixteen as a bag boy. Terry’s work ethic and dedication was recognized as he worked his way up to store manager and zone supervisor through the years until he retired in 2015. He was a huge NASCAR and Indy Car fan and also enjoyed cheering on the Pacers and the Colts. Terry took great pride in caring for his yard and his home. He also liked to travel and always enjoyed a trip back to Gatlinburg where he married his wife, Carol, in 2002. Above all, he was strongly devoted to his family. He will be remembered for his dependability, loyalty, and loving nature.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Barry “Bo” Mills.
Survivors include his wife, Carol; children, Chris (Brook Zander) Mills, Andrew (Tiffany Hoge-Mills) Mills, Amber Stephanoff, and Julie Stephanoff; brothers, Wayde (Kim) Mills, Steve (Julie) Mills; half-siblings, Richard Mills and Connie Osborne; grandchildren, Paige, Trent, Marissa, Nick, Nate, Jordyn, Jailyn, Isabella, Torey, Phoenix, Kayleigh, Bradford, Apollo, and Maddox.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2020, at the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, Indiana. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 26, 2020, at the funeral home, with burial following at West Newton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of Murphy’s Landing. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Grandpa Terry was a wonderful man, husband, father, brother, and grandfather. We are so sorry for your loss.
Chris and family – we are so very sorry for your loss. We will keep you in our prayers.
Carol, I am so sorry to hear of Terry’s passing. Praying for comfort and peace these coming days. Gabe, Dawna, and girls.
Carol, my heart is so heavy for the loss of Terry. Sending you all my love, strength, prayers and peaceߙϰߏۢݤ️
You will be truly missed..love you like family! Best Boss to ever work for! Heart of Gold!!loving Prayers for your family!
Terry, such a sweet, loving man. Dearly loved by so many and will be deeply missed by so many. Always a smile and a hug. Love you Terry ❤️Your friend Mary ߘ¢
With deepest sympathy,
Mr. Mills (yes I could call him Terry but I respected him enough to call him Mr. Mills) was the first Store Manager I worked with and it started slowly. We didn’t speak for 2 months and I always thought he was avoiding me. Then one day I needed to walk over to frozen for something and he was putting out books on a table and I said something and kept going. When I came back by, we talked a little more I think about his grandkids. Still not much but it was a start. Later that week he brought me a colts toy and our friendship started from there. We would talk about the Colts, business, his family, his time in New Castle or cleaning out his Dad’s stuff. It was a sad day when he “left” Marsh. We stayed friends on facebook and he would make a point of visiting when he was in the store and even came by to see me at Target after Marsh folded. He was my trusted friend and mentor and I will sorely miss him!
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Terry was a very special man and a good friend. He will be missed.
Sorry for your loss.
Mr Mills was a great man, I had the privilege to spend a week with him during management training and learned a great deal about how to be a successful manager. He was a fantastic leader who will be truly missed. So sorry for your loss.
To Paige: peace, comfort, and our thoughts & prayers to you and your family during this time. We love you so much.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Terry was a good man who definitely will be missed.
Sending all of our love.
Andrew and family-With our deepest sympathy.
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your lossour thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Dear Andrew, Tiffany and family, Wishing you peace and comfort. Please know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers during this time.
We are thinking of you during this difficult time. Our deepest sympathy, the Cox Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
I’m so sorry Terry was a great man and Boss I was hope I could come tonight and show my respect again carol I’m so sorry for your loss. Denise Zweck
De and I always looked forward to going to the Indy 500 with Terry and Carol. It was the highlight of our trip. Enjoyed talking to him about racing. He will be missed beyond words. Bob and De
With thoughts of peace and courage for Andrew and the Mills family. I am sending you all positivity and strength during this hard time.
Love what we do and accept the accident by living by what we love to do my condolences Jerry lemons and Jody Allen