Nellie Pearl Mills Obituary (2025)

Married 63 years, Nellie P. Mills passed on October 9th, 2025, followed by Johnny E. Mills on October 25th, 2025. Nellie P. Mills was born on September 1st, 1940, in Rogers, Arkansas, to Nellie and George Reddick, the first of three children. George followed the fruit to Chelan, Omak, Leavenworth, and eventually relocated the family to Selah. Nellie was a hard worker; her first job was pruning and picking orchards as the family followed the fruit. Nellie later worked for Snokist, Tree Top, and the Ross Packaging Company as their parts department manager, retiring on Dec. 1st, 2007. Nellie loved taking care of her roses and yard. Nellie also loved the beach, gambling, and just enjoying traveling in the years that they could. She used to paint the mountains and ocean on canvas; she was very talented at painting. Johnny E. Mills was born on August 19, 1936, in North Miami, Oklahoma, to Opal and Cecil Mills. Cecil established their family and set down roots in Selah after leaving the lead and zinc mines in Oklahoma. John excelled at baseball during his high school years and later played for American Legion Baseball. He helped coach his son, Robbie, during little league days. Later, John also umped several baseball games, including little league and high school games; everybody always wanted John to ump the games because he was good at it. John was a hard worker. He enlisted in the Army in 1958 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, serving 6 years. He got a medal in sharpshooting while he was there. John was honorably discharged from the Army in 1964. John worked at Wanapum Dam in Mattawa for a while. Later, he worked for Boise Cascade driving a tugboat, pushing logs up to the mill. John retired from Boise Cascade on April 1st, 1999, after 35 years of hard work. John was an avid golfer after he retired from Boise Cascade. He often played 36 holes a day with his buddies at the Yakima Elks Club in Selah. John was even asked to play on the Senior Tour; he was that good. John had several holes-in-one in his golfing days. When John and Nellie were both retired, they loved to travel to Las Vegas, Reno, Cannon Beach, Seaside Beach, and had fun at the casinos. They both loved working in their yard with the roses, flowers, and trees. They were avid Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks fans; they hardly ever missed a game. They also loved watching golf tournaments regularly on TV. Nellie and Johnny had three children: Janet (Keith) Hart, Robbie (Jeanne) Mills, and Janie (Joe) Trepanier. They are preceded in death by their son, Robbie E. Mills; mother and father, Nellie and George Reddick; mother and father, Opal and Cecil Mills; brothers, Bill, Wylie (Renda), Jim (Dot) Mills, and Bob (Barbara) Mills; and sister, Dixie (Bod) Burrell. Nellie and John are survived by daughter Janet (Keith) Hart of Cowiche, and Janie (Joe) Trepanier of Cowiche, and daughter-in-law Jeanne Mills of Yakima. Grandkids: Andrew (Jamie) Johnston of Selah, John (Becca) Johnston of Selah, Nikki Hart of Cowiche, Gorden Hart of Yakima, Bailey Hart of Cowiche, Mollie Mills of Yakima, Ben Hart of Louisiana, and Carmen Hart of Yakima. Great-grandkids: Alex, Maddi, Bradley, and Abbi Johnston of Selah; River and Maize Johnston of Selah; Layla and Taylor Hart of Cowiche; David and Adaline Hart of Yakima. Nellie's siblings: George Reddick, Maggie Reddick. Johnny's siblings: Patti Nalley, Connie Adams, and Cecil (Jr.) Mills. Johnny and Nellie really loved each other; they were just a few days short of being married 64 years on November 4th, 2025. If only you could see the way Dad looked at Mom -- he missed and loved her so much. They are together again in heaven. Nellie and John Mills' last wishes were to have no funeral or services. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. Shaw & Sons Funeral Home was honored to care for the family. Expressions of sympathy and memories may be shared at shawandsons.com.