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Mrs. Lila Scott Mills passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 as the result of a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16th at Osborn Funeral Home. Services to celebrate her life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010, in the Chapel of Osborn Funeral Home. Officiating will be James A. Van Hook, Jr. Burial will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Mills was born on July 29, 1932 in Shreveport, LA. She graduated from Byrd High School and LSU in Baton Rouge where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. Mrs. Mills was a retired elementary school teacher from Caddo and Bossier Parish School systems. She was a loving, selfless lady who loved gardening, cooking, fishing and doing for others. She touched many lives.
Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Owen Mills; father, Dr. William Mastin Scott; mother, Margaret Sewall Scott; sister, Margaret Scott Burks; brothers, William Mastin Scott, Jr. and Gladin Goren Scott; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Scott Tooley. She is survived by her daughter, Lila Diane Brown; son, David Owen Mills and wife, Patty; granddaughter, Heather Grace Phelps; and sister, Mildred Scott Lee. She is also survived by nieces and nephews: Steven, Katherine and Mardie Lee; Scott, Robert and John Burks; and Mastin and Meg Scott; and family and friends whom she loved dearly.¹

Mr. Robert Purdon Scott, whose death occurred on January 9, during a visit to his daughter, Mrs. F. R. Bradley, at Sandringham (Vic.), had a wide circle of friends in Adelaide and the country districts. He was born at Kinning Hall near Hawick (Scotland), and, after being educated at Hawick and the Edinburgh Academy, entered the business of his uncle, Mr. Robert Purdon, banker and solicitor. In 1876 he came to Australia, and after some experience of station life joined the staff of the Bank of Adelaide, with which institution he saw service, at Adelaide and as branch manager at Morgan, Kingston, Glenelg, Gumeracha, Mannum, and, finally, at Hindmarsh, from which branch he retired in 1919, after 42 years' service. He took an active interest in all progressive movements in the districts in which he resided during his service with the bank. Whilst at Mannum he did much to further the development of that town and district and the large tract of country east of the Murray River, extending from Renmark to Pinnaroo. For 30 years prior to his death Mr. Scott was closely interested in farming pursuits, having established his sons on farms in the Bridgetown district in Western Australia many years ago. After retiring, he settled on the land near his sons. In 1880 he married Miss Kate Worth, who predeceased him by some years. He leaves three sons - Messrs. Robert W. Scott and William P. Scott, of Bridgetown, Western Australia, and Alex. B. Scott, of Fitzroy Crossing. Western Australia - and four daughters - Mrs. F. R. Bradley and Miss E. M. Scott, of Sandringham, Victoria; Mrs. M. E. Minchin, of Geraldton, Western Australia, and Mrs. B. Wardell, of Bridgetown, Western Australia. The Advertiser, 1 February 1929.⁵