Mary Johns Cameron Mills was born in Southern Pines, NC, on February 6, 1935 and passed away on June 9, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Daniel David Shields Cameron and Margaret Louise Porter Cameron and was also preceded in death by her brother, David Daniel Shields Cameron, Jr. of Wilmington, NC.

"Peaches" grew up in Southern Pines, graduated from Southern Pines High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she earned a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. She was an elementary school teacher in Onslow County, NC for 15 years then pursued a career in the life insurance industry in Northern and Southeastern Virginia.

Peaches was a long-time member of St.Anne's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, NC and St. Barnabus Episcopal Church in Annandale, VA. She was proud of her Scottish heritage and was a life-long member of Clan Cameron in North America, Grandfather Mountain NC Branch.

She is survived by her sister, Peggy Jean and brother-in-law, William G. Mordecai of Raleigh, NC; her sister-in-law, Edith R. Cameron of Wilmington, NC.; her 4 children, J. Cameron Mills of Raleigh, NC, Dr. L. Scott Mills of Missoula, MT, Michelle Mills Rose of Carrsville, VA, and E. Eric Mills of New Bern, NC, and 7 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Southern Pines, NC, with the Rev. John G. Tampa officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may join the family on Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home for a time of visitation. Memorial donations may be made to: Friends of the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. Condolences may also be registered at www.parrfuneralhome.com