MILLS, Diana (1931-2026)

[Paul Theroff]

Diana Russell Wood Mills
Birth
11 Mar 1931
Death
1 Jan 2026 (aged 94)
Burial
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Long Newnton, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/295695529/diana-mills


There was an obituary notice in The Times, 9 January 2026. It is behind a paywall but the part visible in Google Search results says "Jan 9, 2026 — MILLS Diana (Di) (née Russell Wood) died on 1st January 2026, aged 94. Thanksgiving service at Holy Trinity, Long Newnton, Tetbury on Tuesday..."


She was widow of Julian Cecil Somerville Mills, of the LG Family Mills of Bisterne (descended from a brother of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Bt. (ancestor of the Lords Hillingdon).

Some other family deaths, possibly not in the most recent published genealogies, or reported here:


Sir John Digby MILLS, of Bisterne (29 Sep 1879-2 Jul 1972); m.16 Jun 1918 Carola Marshall Tuck (27 Jan 1889-9 Jan 1995, aged 105)
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1.John Micklethwait (29 Nov 1919-24 Jan 2009); m.2 Nov 1960 Prudence Mercy Emmeline Matthews (23 Jun 1920-16 Jul 2007) --> issue
2.Giles Hallam (1 Apr 1922-12 Sep 2011); m.3 Nov 1947 Emily Snowden Hallam Tuck (18 May 1923-6 Dec 2005) --> issue
3.Julian Cecil Somerville (12 May 1926-23 Apr 2007); m.19 Nov 1954 Diana Rosemary Russell Wood (11 Mar 1931-1 Jan 2026) --> issue

[Paul Theroff]

For proof of her mother-in-law's great age:

Carola Marshall Tuck Mills
Birth
27 Jan 1889
Death
9 Jan 1995 (aged 105)
Burial
St Paul Churchyard
Bisterne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127942427/carola_marshall-mills