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Maelah Mills
MAELAH C. MILLS
Parnell
A visitation for Maelah Claire Mills, stillborn daughter of Mike and Megan (Steckly) Mills, will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Williamsburg. A memorial service for family and close friends will be held at 11 a.m. A memorial fund has been established for the family's use.
Maelah Claire was born and entered into heaven on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Survivors include her parents, Mike and Megan (Steckly) Mills of Parnell; two older brothers, Graydon and Lincoln Mills; maternal grandparents, Don and Marcia Steckly of Wellman; paternal grandparents, Tina and Raymond Choate of Parnell; and numerous aunts, uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding Maelah in death were her paternal great- grandparents, Robert and Rosemary Mills; and maternal great-grandparents, Rollin and Thelma Steckly and Carroll and Bea Kesselring.
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