Bertha Lenora Easton Mills

Bertha Mills was the third child of Lula and Jacob Wells Easton Jr. The family worked the telephone switchboard in Coatesville, Indiana. Jacob would run the telephone lines while Lula worked the switchboard as the children were in school. Bertha and sister Hattie took turns answering calls as they came in after school. As a young housewife and mother, she did many things to help with finances. She made quilts for sale and typed envelopes at home. Later when Russell went to college she started working at a bank in Indianapolis to help with college expenses. She retired from the bank after 23 years of service due to health problems.Bertha and Leora enjoyed many vacations traveling across the US and into Canada with sister Hattie and her husband Paul Jones.

Family Tree:
Spouse:	Leora Frank Mills
Children:	Russell Lee Mills Marilyn Jane Mills Head
Grandchildren:	Russell L. Mills II Ronald Steven Mills Deanna Jane Head Millette Karnel Mills Gary Paul Head Brett Devin Mills Great Grandchildren Hailey Ann Mills Heather Jane Mills Samantha Mills Donovan Corey Mills Bryce C. Hurrle Madison Jane Hurrle Marlee Litzinger Jaelyn Litzinger Rachel E. Head Sarah Jane Head Morgan Lee Mills
Parents:	Jacob Wells Easton Jr. and Lula Esther Branaman Easton
Siblings:	Hattie Jane Easton Jones Perry DuWard Easton Paul Wells Easton Halena Beatrice Easton Carter
Grandparents:	None listed