David Lee Mills Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of David Lee Mills of Albemarle, North Carolina, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on February 20, 2026. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid David farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For David is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Arlie Junior Mills and Bertha Wright Mills; and his sister Elizabeth. He is survived by: his wife Angela Coley Mills; his children, Leigh Anne Mills Hester (Chuck) of Benson and Jonathan David Mills (Danielle) of New London; and his grandchildren, Abram Mills, Bijou Hester and Leighton Mills.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in David's memory to First Baptist Church, 202 N. Second Street, Albemarle, NC 28001, or to Atrium Health Hospice and Palliative Care, 7800 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28226.
