Mary Alice Mills

Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 pm, on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Mary Alice Webb Mills, 85, who passed away on, Sunday, December 29, 2013, at St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge. The family requests that visiting hours from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm on Tuesday. A rosary will be recited at 10 am on Tuesday. Rev. Allen Breaux will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Whitney and Ainsley Mills. Gift Bearers will be Pam Webb Abshire and Liz Webb Pavy. Interment will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery No. 2 in Breaux Bridge. Mrs. Mills was a graduate of Spencer Business College. She later met and married the love of her life, Fred H. Mills, Sr. Before retiring, she and her husband worked side-by-side for decades owning and operating Henry J. Mills Company. Mary Alice was a parishioner of St. Bernard Catholic Church and was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Paul #1434 and the Pink Ladies at St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge for numerous years. She lived life to the fullest and loved her family dearly. Mary Alice loved meeting people, always offering kind words and her gentle smile. She is survived by two sons, Fred H. Mills, Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Breaux Bridge, and Henry J. "Hank" Mills, II, and his wife, Shawn, of Baton Rouge; and four grandchildren, Kelly Mills, Keegan Mills, Whitney Mills, and Ainsley Mills. She is preceded in death by her husband, Fred H. Mills, Sr.; her parents, Leonce and Alfreda Newman Webb; and her brother, Aldon Webb. Pallbearers will be Fred H. Mills, Jr., Henry J. "Hank" Mills, II, Kelly Mills, Keegan Mills, Dr. Warren Degatur, and Chris Angelle. The family would like to extend special thanks and gratitude to Dr. Warren Degatur, Wendy Fuselier, Karen McFaul, and the entire staff of St. Martin Hospital, as well as to Roxanne Theriot and all the sitters who cared for her over the years. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com