DIXON – Arthur P. Mills, 92, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at his home. 

He was born Sept. 1, 1920, in Sublette, the son of Joseph and Katherine (Happ) Mills. He had been a boiler operator employed by Commonwealth Edison for 31 years, before retiring in 1982. He also had been a bus driver for Butterbaugh Bus Co. for many years. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, the Lee County Historical Society and American Legion Post 12. He served on the board of directors of the Green Hills Girl Scouts Council for several years.

He married Jane Slothower on May 24, 1947, in Dixon.