Helen Nunley Mills, 91, of Fairlawn, passed away peacefully Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025. She was born and raised in the Walton Community of Montgomery County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hobert Isaac Nunley and Mary Ellen Costigan Nunley; husband, Nelson Mills; daughter, Julie L. Mills; great granddaughter, Stella Grace Mills: brothers, Patrick, Joseph, Robert and Johnny Nunley; and sisters, Louise Lorton, Virginia Hamm, Marie Moore, Betty Sheppard, Rachel Nunley, Alice King and Kitty Lucado.
Survivors include her sons, Nathan Mills (Debra), of Snowville, and Alan and Steve Mills of Texas; grandchildren, Leslie Mills Grubb, Matthew Mills, David Mills, Diane Lee, Meghan Mills, Lisa Harless, and Lora Mills; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Helen was employed at Burlington Industries in Radford and retired from Corning Glass Works in Christiansburg. She was an excellent cook and delighted in Sunday family gatherings. In her younger years, she and Nelson enjoyed dancing in the square dance club at the VFW hall in Radford. After retirement, she enjoyed every minute of providing care for her grandchildren, Leslie and Matthew and neighboring children, Ashley and Frankie Ritter. She should have been a schoolteacher as evidenced by the education the children received preparing them for kindergarten.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at Pulaski Health and Rehab Long Term Care for their compassion, especially during her final days.
The family received friends Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 at the funeral home with Pastor John Kellam officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin.
The Mills family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.
