New Glasgow - With heavy hearts, we, the children of Agatha Aurelia Mills would like to announce the passing of our beloved mother on Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Valley View Villa in Riverton. She was born in New Glasgow on September 29, 1920 to the late Harold and Lavenia Jewell. Mum spent her entire life in New Glasgow. She was the last surviving member of her family. She was also known to many of her friends as Gate or Gatha. She was predeceased by her husband, George W. Mills. Our mother had a special place in her heart for young people. She also loved to sew and knit and she made a lot of her own clothes. She was predeceased by her brothers: John, Clarence, George and Lloyd and her sisters: Lenora, Hilda Dorrington and Annie Paris. She will be lovingly missed by her 8 children, sons: Thurman “Doc” (Anne), New Glasgow; Harold “Hump” (Grace), New Glasgow; Adalai (Venessa), New Glasgow; Guillio (Chrissy), New Glasgow; Shawn, New Glasgow; daughters: Rhonda Smith, Priestville; Beverly Borden, Halifax; Trudy, New Glasgow; 20 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at R.H. Porter Funeral Home with visitation on Thursday, June 16 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral service will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Moses Adekola from the Second United Baptist Church at 2 pm, Friday, June 17. Donations in her memory may be made to the Second United Baptist Church or the Diabetic Association. We would like to thank the Staff of the Valley View Villa for the wonderful care they had given our mother while she was a resident for the past 7 years. They truly made her feel at home. Condolences may be sent by visiting: www.rhporter.ca