Frank Wilbur Mills (1868 - 1956)

Born 18 Dec 1868 in Iowa Center, Story County, Iowa

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret R. Billingsley — married 1 Oct 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary M. Pabst — married 1938 in Ottumwa, Iowa

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1956 at age 87 in Ottumwa, Iowa

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Biography

Medical doctor, private practice. Obituary: Death Comes At 87 To Dr. F.W. Mills Dr. Frank W. Mills, 87, longtime Ottumwa physician, died suddenly at 6:30 a.m. Sunday (15 Jan 1956) at the St. Joseph Hospital where he was admitted Saturday. His home was at 113 Albany Street. Dr. Mills began his medical practice in Ottumwa in 1893, the year he received his degree from the University of Illinois college of medicine at Chicago. He was born December 18, 1868 at Iowa Center, the son of E.C. and Levantia Mills. He received his early education in the district schools of Story county and attended Iowa State college. Dr. Mills, like most medical students of the 1880-90 period, taught school to earn money with which to pay the cost of his medical education. He taught in Iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado before entering the Chicago medical school. He was a member of the Des Moines Valley Medical society, a life member of the Wapello county and Iowa State Medical societies, and was a member of the 50-year club. He served four years as Wapello county coroner and had been a member of the local commission on insanity. He was also a member of the First Methodist Church in Ottumwa. He had served in the medical corps during World War I. In 1892 he was married to Dr. Margaret Billingsley, an Ottumwa physician for many years. She died in 1934. His marriage to Mary Pabst took place in 1938. She survives in addition to several nieces and nephews. His son, Dr. George E McGlothlen, is also a physician. Besides his first wife he was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Reece funeral home. In charge of the Rev. Paul Hann, D.D., pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be in the cemetery at Glasgow. Graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion. [Note]: Glasgow is in Jefferson County, Iowa, the county to the east of Wapello.

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