Carol K. Mills

November 12, 1939 - January 1, 2021

Carol Kay (Murphy) Mills, 81, a long-time resident of Muskogee and rural Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Cherokee County Nursing Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma where she resided for the last several months. Carol was born in Galena, Kansas on November 12th, 1939 to Ralph and Eula (Maxwell) Murphy and was the fourth of four daughters the couple had. She graduated from high school in Southwest City, Missouri in 1957. After moving to Muskogee, Oklahoma, Carol met her life-long companion, George Davis Mills. They wed on February 27, 1959 at the Eastside Church of Christ in Muskogee and began a nearly sixty-two year union. In October 1961, George and Carol welcomed their first son, Leslie Davis Mills and were blessed again in September, 1963 with their second son, Donald Eugene Mills. Carol was a homemaker and spent years transporting and cheering on her boys during their numerous sporting events. After the boys graduated from high school, George and Carol moved to 80 acres just east of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma where they turned the property into their dream farm and raised cattle. Carol loved to cook. She was a master at canning vegetables they grew in their garden and made amazing jellies, salsa and pickles. She was an avid picker of pecans that fell from the many pecan trees on their farm. Carol and George were long-time members of the Eastside Church of Christ in Muskogee where they made many lifelong friends. Carol is survived by her husband, George, of the home; her sons, Les and his wife Nancy of Rocky Comfort, Missouri and Don of Rogers, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Ashley of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Josh and wife Amanda of Lowell, Arkansas and Taylor and partner Megan of Reston, Virginia; four great-grandchildren, Ava Lynn, Ava Sue, Evelyne and Bryer; one sister, Allene Clark of Rogers, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Dorliene Baxter and Ralphagene Holloway. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 from 9:00am to 8:00pm at the Cornerstone Funeral Home in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Carol's life will be celebrated at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Robert B. McDoniel officiating. Interment will follow at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Muskogee.