Obituary of Lily Mills

Lily Aniston Mills was born on June 4, 2010 in Monroe, Michigan. She was the beloved daughter of Carl Mills II and Brittany (Guthrie-Dingus) Mills. Pooty as her family warmly referred to her was a cuddler, when she sat still. She loved to dance to music of all types including Eminem, Adele, Rihanna, Hall and Oates, Country, and even Heavy Metal. She often fell asleep in her grandmother's arms to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me". Pooty loved stuffed monkeys and had an amazing collection thanks to her daddy. She had a lot of spunk at her age and was well known for being the boss and for her "look". She was an exhibitionist of sorts taking every opportunity to remove her clothing and throw her diaper at those nearby. She loved to eat and would make a meal of yogurt and bananas each and every day, but loved to share oatmeal with her daddy at 10:00pm. Lily Aniston Mills, age 19 months of Newport passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at her home. Her passing was preceded by an aunt: Tammy Fowler; paternal great grandmother: Mary Mills; maternal great grandfathers: Paul Walentowski and Harry James "Chipper" Curley; and paternal great grandfather: George Leonard Mills. She leaves to cherish her memory her parents: Carl and Brittany Mills II of Newport; paternal grandparents: Carl and Debbie Mills of Battle Creek and Karen (Mike) Wolfe of Monroe; and maternal grandparents: Holly (David) Bomay of North Charleston, South Carolina and Jim and Cindy Dingus of Monroe; five siblings: Carl Mills III, Madison Green, Emma Green, Makenzie Mills, and Aiden Mills; one sibling on the way: Charleigh; numerous aunts and uncles including a special maternal uncle: Brandon "B" Stewart of Newport; and numerous great aunts and uncles. Friends may gather from 4:30pm until 7:00pm, Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 North Monroe Street (734) 384-5185. A Celebration of Her Life will take place at 7:00pm with Joan Allor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Monroe officiating. Cremation rites will follow. Memorial donations are suggested to the Mills Family. Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, share a photo, make a donation, or send a floral tribute by visiting www.merklefs.com and then selecting the Online Tributes page.