(Mazie) Cloatiel Dunn Mills, 94, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed peacefully in her sleep on November 1, 2018 at the home of her granddaughter Tauja Turner of Lake Elsinore, California. Born April 7, 1924 in Homer, Louisiana, she is predeceased by her parents, James and Precious Ann (Heard) Dunn of Homer, Louisiana, her husband Clarence Joseph Mills of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a newborn son Billy Mills, five sisters Samantha Dunn Banks, Erma Ella Dunn Williams, Francis Iris Dunn Overton, Lemora Dunn Marshall, and Maxine Dunn Taylor, and two brothers, Clinton Dunn and James Dunn, and her son-in-law Charles Beverly. Cloatiel attended Leland College in Baker, Louisiana for 16 years, from pre-primer until she received her bachelor's degree in 1945. She later received a masters degree from Southern University and also attended Louisiana State University. She taught in the Iberville Parish school system, and later taught English at Southern University for many years. She loved her family, friends, church. gardening, movies, traveling, and working out at the AC Lewis YMCA. She is survived by her three children Dedra Mills Beverly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Lake Elsinore, California, Karen Mills Jenkins of Orange Park, Florida, and Len Mills of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seven grandchildren, Tauja Turner of Lake Elsinore, California, Richard Turner of Reading, Pennsylvania, Marvin Turner of Town Creek, Alabama, Jermaine Beverly of Reading, Pennsylvania , Jacob Beverly of Georgia, Matthew Jenkins of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Shannon Jenkins Bryant of Orange Park, Florida. She is also survived by her brother Samuel J. Dunn of North Carolina, and a host of great- and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and wonderful friends. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.
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Autumn Gusters
January 20, 2019
The Marshall family would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of Aunt Clo. We are all proud and grateful to her for continuing the Heard-Dunn traditions of excellence in the field of education and the training of young minds during her lifetime. Her indominable spirit will be truly missed. May the Lord keep her close to him and may she rest in peace.
David Marshall & Family
Family
January 19, 2019
I love you great granny and miss you yelling everyday. I'm going to miss our Snap Chat pictures and you telling me hush child. But the best thing is remembering your smile and sleeping on your back when I was younger. Love you and rest in paradise! See you in yonder!!!
Autumn Gusters
January 17, 2019
May you rest well in God's loving arms.
April Aiyewunmi
January 17, 2019
A GREAT LADY AND A SWEET GRANNY. REST IN POWER GRANNY
Zellie Turner
January 17, 2019
Zellie Turner
January 17, 2019
Rest in heavenly peace.
Clem Turner
January 17, 2019
I'm praying for peace and understanding to you and your family at this time! May she rest in heaven arms and may your family be comforted by that!!!
Zavonnika Davis
January 17, 2019
I miss you Granny! You are my shero! Life won't be the same without you! Enjoy heaven! I'm praying I grow to be half of the woman you were! Till we me again in paradise!
Love you!
Tauja Turner
January 17, 2019
May your family experience the kindness and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ at this difficult time. 2 Cor. 1:2
January 16, 2019
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