Kurt Jay Mills

Dateline: Raeford

Kurt Jay Mills, 56, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Womack Army Medical Center.

Kurt was born to Darold and Marjorie Mills on May 16, 1956 at the Montevideo Hospital
in Chippewa County, MN. He graduated from High School in Grey Eagle, MN. Six months later, he joined the U.S. Army. He served more than 20 years in the Army with a large part of that spent in Germany. Kurt was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, for a long time and married Debbie. They were married for 20 years and resided in Raeford, NC. Debbie had two little girls, ages 3 and 5, when she married Kurt and he did a wonderful job of raising them. However, after 20 years they were divorced and he never remarried.
Kurt loved to hunt and fish. He was called from this life on January 16, 2013 at the Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, NC.

He is survived by his parents, Darold and Marjorie Mills; twin brother, Kent (Tina) Mills and their 5 children of Post Falls, ID; sister, Nona Mills and her 3 boys of Benson; and sister, Nyla (Al) Mabry of Benson. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will be held on Friday January 25, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Benson. Burial will be in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Benson.

Fayetteville arrangements for the family are in the care of LaFayette Funeral Home, 6651 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304. On-Line condolences may be made at www.lafayettefh.com.

Benson, MN arrangements for the family are in the care of Zniewski Funeral Home 505 13th Street North, Benson, MN 56215. www.zniewskifuneralhome.com.