Howard Avant Millen, 87 of Gloucester, Va passed away on Friday, May 12th, 2023.

He was born on Jan. 2nd, 1936, in Calypso, N.C. to the late Ira Herman Millen & Sara Etta Hall Millen.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Tommie Millen, Raeford Millen, Joe Millen, and Sterling Millen, as well as two sisters Grace Jordan and Nina Barber.

He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret "Audrey" Millen, three sons Stanley Millen, Ernest Millen, and Patrick Millen as well as two daughters Sandra West (Brian) and Sharon Williams (Jimmy).

He is also survived by a brother, Johnny Millen of N.C., and sister Magdalene Waters of Gloucester, as well as 10 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Millen worked in the N.N. Shipyard until he retired, and loved farming. He was especially proud of his work in the church, New Life Ministry Center, where he was a teacher, had a prison ministry, and sent bibles to prison inmates in Virginia and the surrounding states.

He was loved and will be missed greatly.

Services will be at New Life Ministry Center on Wed., May 17th at 1:00pm, followed by burial at Rosewell Cemetery. (Andrews Funeral Home of Gloucester is in charge of services.)