John S. Mills

John Stephens Mills, age 83, of Paradise, TX went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 27, 2025. John was born in Chattanooga, TN to the late John T. and Jannie B. Mills. He was raised in the hills of Tennessee and lived there until his initiation into the US Army in 1967. John retired from the Army at Ft Hood, TX in 1987, culminating a career that consisted of two tours in Vietnam (Special Forces), several Korea tours, and numerous posts in the free world. John retired from the US Army and went to work on Ft Hood with several different contractors, including PRC Test and Evaluation Board, BDM, Texcom and Tesco, all at Ft Hood. John was an avid participant in the Kairos Prison Ministry for over 20 yrs and served as the Hughes Unit Liaison and as a CVCA for the Chaplain at Hughes. He was a member of the Chariots of Light Motorcycle Ministry and enjoyed riding his trike with the group. John was preceded in death by his parents John T. and Jannie B. Mills, his son Tracy Mills and granddaughter Laura Cardella. John is survived by his wife Sandra of 60+ years, son Barry Mills (Vivian), son Jeff Mills (Renee), daughter Angela Carlisle (Bill), daughter-in-law Lisa Mills, grandchildren: Joshua Kroeckel (Heather, Colton, Payton), Justin Mills (Samantha and Aurora), Megan Mills (Nick), Karly Bunton (Heather and Hattie), Ashlie Carlisle, Sweet Eryn Carlisle (Tracii), Matt Carlisle (Mark, Samuel, William), his brother Leon Mills, sister Clara Monteith, and numerous nieces and nephews. John was a member of NorthPointe Church in Copperas Cove, TX and after their move he attended The Rock Church in Bridgeport, TX. He will miss all of you greatly, but nothing can take the place of being with Jesus!!

A celebration of life will be held at NorthPointe Church (1115 N. Main St., Copperas Cove, TX) on 25 April at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Brent Sanders officiating; interment will follow at the VA Cemetery in Killeen, TX.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Kairos Prison Ministry. You can go on line to:

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