Conny was born in Lamesa, Texas to Harold Grogan and Patsy (Trimm) Mills on August 15, 1948. He married Roxanna Shepard on August 16, 1975 in Kermit, Texas. They had one child, Patsy Lynne, who is married to Shaun Heffernan. Conny has one grandchild, Sadie Lynne, who was the light of her “Pap’s” life.
Conny grew up and graduated from Lamesa High School, and after serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, obtained degrees from Midland College, Hardin-Simmons University, and Texas Tech. He had a long and varied career as a soldier, cowboy, engineer, entrepreneur, racehorse owner and breeder, rancher and consultant. He spent the last 20 years of his career as a lean manufacturing consultant and was considered to be exemplary in his field, helping companies improve their manufacturing processes in a wide range of industries. He also co-authored a book entitled “Leaning Into Six Sigma”.
Conny enjoyed sports of all types, playing baseball and football in high school. He excelled at golf and thoroughly enjoyed playing every week with his large group of friends. Conny also discovered a love of traveling, with his favorite destinations being Africa, Wyoming and Alaska.
Conny was a very loving, generous, kind and thoughtful man whose family meant the world to him. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, H.G. and Patsy Mills. Conny is survived by his wife of 43 years, Roxanna, his daughter and son-in-law Patsy and Shaun Heffernan, his granddaughter Sadie, and siblings Harold Mills, Judy Mills Burkett, Keith Mills, Cathy Mills Leiker, Jacky Mills and Jodie Mills Yowell, and many in-laws, nieces, nephews and extended family.
A visitation is scheduled 6-8p.m., February 4, 2019 at J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Home, 523 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX with burial to follow on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 1:00 p.m. at Woodmen Cemetery in DeKalb, Texas. For memorial Contributions, the family has designated the American Cancer Society. www.donate.cancer.org
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