Ann Middleton Mills of Troy was born December 6, 1944 in Dayton to the late Gibson Middleton and Wanda Mae Ary. She passed away 11:51 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2013 at James Cancer Center at O.S.U. Medical Center in Columbus after a hard fought 8 year battle with cancer.

Ann Graduated from Greenview High School in Jamestown in 1962. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Wilmington College in 1966. Ann was a Licensed Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor. She was a supervisor at the Clark County Job and Family Services in Springfield where she worked for 30 years, retiring on December 31, 2004. She previously had worked at the Dayton State Hospital where she met her husband, David Kent Mills. They were married July 12, 1969. Ann was an avid reader, a teacher of Sahaja Yoga at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy. She was also Volksmarcher and a gardener.

Ann is survived by her husband, David Kent Mills; her son, Eric B. Mills and his fiancée Tracey Shoaf of Columbus; her daughter and son-in-law, Renee T. (Mills) and Ryan Poling of Lancaster; one sister and brother-in-law, Gayle and Tim McKnight of Louisville; her brother-in-law, Harold Johnson of New Jasper; and several other loving relatives. She was preceded in death by her brother, Douglas Middleton; and her sister, Vivian "Vicky" Johnson.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Hayner Cultural Center (3rd Floor Ballroom), 301 W. Main St., Troy, where family will receive friends from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.  Contributions can be made in her memory to James Solove Cancer Research Institute, 300 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. Arrangements are entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy.