Melissa Kay Straach^{[1, 2, 3]}

1952 - 2010  (57 years)

• Name	Melissa Kay Straach
  Residence	From 1952 to 2008	Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas   [3]
  Birth	14 Aug 1952	Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	1970	Coleman High School, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas   [6]
  Residence	From 2008 to 2010	Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas   [6]
  Death	16 Jul 2010	Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas   [6]
  Burial	Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas   [6]
  		Melissa Kay Straach Mills (1952-2010) - Find a Grave Memorial
  Person ID	I1558	Wendel Voigt Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Murle Raye Straach,   b. 23 Nov 1932, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas d. 29 Mar 1998, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Beulah Faye "Bobbye" Kidd
  Family ID	F730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gary Richard Mills
  Children	+ 1. Kristen Kaye Mills   2. Gregory Ross Mills
  Family ID	F746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - From 1952 to 2008 - Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas Birth - 14 Aug 1952 - Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas Graduation - 1970 - Coleman High School, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas Residence - From 2008 to 2010 - Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas Death - 16 Jul 2010 - Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas Burial - - Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S476] STRAACH FAMILY TREE, p. 1 [Straach pp. 3-5]. Date: 6 January 1987 [S481] Family Information from Melissa Straach Mills, [Straach p. 57]. Date: 17 July 2000 [S486] Obituary of Murle Straach, [Straach pp. 69-70]. COLEMAN - Murle Straach, 65, died Sunday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Coleman City Cemetery with the Rev. Reed Justus officiating, directed by Walker Funeral Home. Mr. Straach was born in San Angelo and graduated from Coleman High School. He lived in Mills from 1932-1946 when he moved to Coleman. He was a welding contractor and a member of First United Methodist Church. He married Bobbie Kidd in 1951 in Silver Valley. Survivors include his wife of Coleman; his mother, Alma Duggins of San Angelo; two daughters, Melisa Mills of Coleman and Cindy Owens of Iraan; one son, Eric Straach of Coleman; one sister, Judy Poarch of Martinez, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Association; or to Hospice of the Big Country, 3113 Oldham Lane, Abilene 79601. The family will be at the funeral home from 6-7 p.m. today. - (March 30, 1998) Date: 30 March 1998 [S476] STRAACH FAMILY TREE, p. 1 [Straach pp. 3-5]. Name given as "Melissa Kay Straach". Date: 6 January 1987 [S105] Index to Texas Birth Summary Records (1950-1995), [Straach p. 27]. Melissa Kay Straach, female, born 8-14-1952, Coleman Co. Date: 6 January 1987 [S940] Find A Grave, 15 May 2016; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74164618. Melissa Straach Mills; Birth: Aug. 14, 1952, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, USA; Death: Jul. 16, 2010, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA; Note: "Melissa Mills age 57 of Abilene, Texas passed from this life on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 1:40 am at the Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. "Services will be Monday at 10:00 am Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Kermit Sorrells & Rev. Mike Kerzee officiating services under the direction of Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4 till 6 pm at Henderson Funeral Home. "She was born Melissa Kay Straach to Bobbye Kidd Straach and the late Merle Raye Straach in Coleman, Texas on August 14, 1952. Melissa was raised in Coleman where she graduated from Coleman High School in 1970. On July 17, 1971 she married Gary Richard Mills and they have celebrated thirty nine years of marriage. Melissa was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Coleman and a homemaker taking care of her home and family. She had been a resident of Abilene since 2008. Family requests donations to be made to Hendrick Hospice Care Abilene, TX, "SURVIVORS; Husband - Gary Mills of Abilene, Texas; Daughter - Kristen Mills of Abilene, Texas; Son - Greg & wife Candice Mills of Midland, Texas; Mother - Bobbye Straach of Coleman, Texas; Sister - Cindy & husband James Owens of Iraan, Texas; Brother - Eric & wife Amanda Straach of Coleman, Texas; 4 Granddaughters - Kayla Aristondo of Abilene, Texas; Sydalee, Lilyan and Hollyn Mills of Midland, Texas. Nieces and Nephews and extended family.", (Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice. Used with permission.); Parents: Murle Straach (1932 - 1998); Burial: Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, USA, Plot: Map Page 17, Section F, Lot 13E; Created by: Ralph Terry; Record added: Jul 29, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 74164618.