A memorial service for Mildred (Millie) Scales, 97. formerly of Geneseo, will be held in Geneseo on Saturday, April 12. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 318 North Center St., with the service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dan Seibert, church pastor, will officiate.
A luncheon will be held at the church after the service, with burial in North Cemetery, Geneseo, after the luncheon.
Cremation has taken place.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church in Geneseo.
Millie passed away on March 15 at the home of her daughter, Lisa Swanigan, Canton, Ohio, with whom she had resided for the last several years.
A memorial service also was held earlier in the Church of the Lakes in North Canton.
Millie was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Staunton, VA, the daughter of the late Albert D. and Ollie Kathleen Sutler.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Steve Scales and Ron Scales; a brother, Houston D. Sutler, and her husband, William Scales.
Millie loved God, family and her many dear friends. She was always ready to help anyone in need.
She met and married Bill Scales in Hagerstown, MD. After Bill’s discharge from the U.S. Army, the couple moved back to his hometown of Geneseo, where they raised their family and enjoyed many family vacations across the country.
She worked as head cashier/bookkeeper at the former A&P Grocery Store in Geneseo for many years before retiring, and after realizing she wasn’t ready for retirement, Millie became a school bus driver for Pinks’ Bus Service for 29 years.
As a labor of love, Millie became the custodian at her home church, Grace United Methodist Church, in Geneseo, where she was employed for 12 years before retiring in March of 2013.
She was a member of Geneseo Eastern Star where she and her husband served as Worthy Patron and Worthy Matron in 1980.
Millie was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Geneseo for 64 years where she attended Bible studies, Violet Circle, and sang in the church choir.
After moving to North Canton, Ohio, to live with her daughter, Lisa Swanigan, Millie became a member of the Church of the Lakes in North Canton where a memorial service also was held on March 23.
She was very loved by her faith family.
Millie enjoyed cooking, baking and traveling, and she often stated her middle name should have been “go,” as she visited many states as well as Okinawa, Japan; Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Greece, Mexico, as well as taking numerous cruises.
She is survived by a son, Mike Scales, Westminster, CO; daughter, Lisa Swanigan, Canton, Ohio; a sister, Linda (Ted) Leech-Towner, Lynchburg, VA; seven grandchildren, Todd, Andy, Tammy, Nicole, Tanja, Chip, and Rebecca, numerous great-grandchildren, as well as other loving friends and family.