Our sympathies extended to the families of.... Larry Franklin Mills

A memorial service for Larry Franklin Mills (Flame), an Atoka resident, will be held Friday, May 14, 2021 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate will be in charge of arrangements.

Larry was born January 14, 1955 to Eual Franklin and Irene Florence (Sallee) Mills at Oklahoma City and passed away April 29, 2021 at Oklahoma City at the age of 66 years, 3 months and 15 days. He attended Coalgate School and graduated Olney School. Larry married Shelia Stiles on September 9, 2006 at Cottonwood Baptist Church where he was a member. “Flame,” as his coworkers named him, was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad as an operating engineer for thirty-three years. His loves were hunting, fishing, and automotive repair. Larry was an honest and hardworking man with a kind and giving heart.

Survivors include his loving and devoted wife, Sheila (Stiles) Mills; daughters, Destiny Pack and husband James, Annie Mills all of Tulsa, OK, Lacy Stiles of Durant, OK, Molly Stiles of Melissa, TX and Kellie Stiles of Las Vegas, NV; son, Sonny Stiles and wife Amanda of Beaverton, OR; grandchildren, Jayden Pack, Raelynn Pack, Tre Campbell, Sara Campbell and Preston Campbell; father, Eual Franklin Mills of Cottonwood; sister, Robbie Nail of Cottonwood; nephew, Levi Nail of Cottonwood and his comrade and best buddy, OSCAR.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene Florence (Sallee) Mills.

Honorary casketbearers will be Tommy Graham, Sonny Stiles, Terry Lynn Pope, Barry Bagwell, Lynn Hankins, Jessie L. Breger, Charles Graham and Austin Graham.

Condolences may be sent to the family by email to: brownsfscoalgate@sbcglobal.net. Please reference the name of the deceased in your correspondence.