Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Giles Delaney Mills Sr. and Lorine May Dick

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Husband Giles Delaney Mills Sr. [4565]

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           Born: 17 Feb 1921 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Apr 2020 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJ9R-FSL

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         Father: Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills [4534] (1882-1957)
         Mother: Ella Mae Butler [4533] (1892-1929)

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       Marriage: 4 Mar 1940 - Spencerville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. Mills, Jacob, head, renting, age 45; Charles, son, age 16; Randolph, son, age 15; Virgie, daughter, age 14; Henry, son, age 12; James, son, age 11; Giles, son, age 9; Walter, son, age 7; Bessie, daughter, age 5.

• His obituary was published. Giles Delaney Mills, Sr. passed away on April 6, 2020, at the age of 99. Born in Virginia in 1921, he relocated and settled in Laurel, Maryland at a young age, where he lived happily ever after with his wife of 64 years, Lorine, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers and one great-granddaughter.

Mr. Mills is survived by his devoted son, Giles Mills, Jr. (Phyllis) and daughter Esther Mills. Also left to cherish his memory are two grandsons; Giles III and Theodore (Megan) and six great-grandsons.

A veteran of World War II and a Seabee in the Navy (an accomplishment he was most proud of), Mr. Mills was also an avid horseman and had a passion for steeplechase horse racing and exercising thoroughbred horses. He earned the names "bug boy" and "cowboy," for his outstanding ability to keep himself firmly in the saddle. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the American Legion.

A loving family man and friend to so many, his memory will live on in their hearts.

Services for Mr. Mills will be private, due to the coronavirus crisis. Check back to the website for a celebration of life at a later date.

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Wife Lorine May Dick [6362]

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           Born: 31 Jul 1920 - Odenton, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 31 Dec 1920 - Trinity Methodist Church
           Died: 10 Jun 2004 - Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, Prince George's Co, MD
         Buried: 15 Jun 2004 - Ft. Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: L198-R7V

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Children

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1 M Giles Delaney Mills Jr. [6385] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GTR2-S3D

         Spouse: Phyllis Mae Merson [6387] (1941-2020)

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2 F Esther May Mills [6386] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GTR2-K7Q

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Christening Notes: Wife - Lorine May Dick

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Rev. Newton C. Rice

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Notes: Marriage (Lorine May Dick):

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at the home of Rev. Moses Hayden

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Giles Delaney Mills, person ID GJ9R-FSL.