Nancy McDaniel Mills

Nancy McDaniel Mills, age 86 of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 while a resident at The One Above Family Home Care facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Nancy was born, raised and raised her own family in the Birmingham area until 2019 when she moved to live closer to her son, Randy and his family.

Nancy is preceded in death by her parents, Dudley and Myrtle McDaniel; her husband, Fred S. Mills, Jr; two children, Cindy Hendrix and Eddie Mills. Nancy is survived by one son, Fred Randal Mills (Pam); 4 grandchildren, Holly Lewis (Rusty), Randi Dry, (Kevin), Jodi Jacobson, (Brian), Matthew Mills (Hannah); 11 great grandchildren; her younger sister, Joan Andrews; and her beloved cousin, Betty Byers—to whom she spoke with and prayed with on a daily basis.

Nancy loved the Lord Jesus Christ and was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She taught children’s Sabbath School for many years in both Birmingham and Hueytown. Nancy loved her family, including her husband of 64 years—Fred S. Mills. Nancy and Fred eloped to Mississippi when they were just teenagers and sort of grew up together with their 3 children, Randy, Cindy and Eddie.

Nancy had a beautiful smile which beautifully complemented her job as Receptionist at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham where she daily, generously and cheerfully welcomed children, parents, medical workers and other employees for 25 years. Nancy awaits, along with all who believe, the Great Day of God Almighty of whom the Bible says:

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”      1 Thessalonians 4:16–18

Visitation will be Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Patterson Forest Grove Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Funeral service will begin in the chapel at 11:00 AM with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Davidson officiating.

Patterson Forest Grove Funeral Home staff is honored to serve the Mills family during their time of bereavement. Expressions of sympathy and condolences may be shared at www.pattersonfuneralhomes.com.

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