Recently I was forwarded this obit from a friend. I never knew this lady but she wrote genealogy articles for newspapers. I've seen her Mills ancestry on RootsWeb. I thought this might be of interest to others who are following the many MILLS lines. Genealogy research has lost another very dedicated person. Sylvia *DEVLIN, Sandra* - Passed away peacefully on February 1, 2006, in Moncton Hospital, Moncton, N.B., following a valiant struggle with cancer. Born in Saint John, N.B., on November 28, 1946, Sandra was the daughter of Ellen Eileen (Mills) Hosford and the late Harold Edwin Hosford (2004). Besides her mother, Sandra is survived by her daughter, Shonda Joy Secord and her husband Pierre Rondeau, Rosemere, Que.; son, Matthew Kenneth Secord and his wife Annette, Dartmouth. She is also survived by her loving and dedicated caregiver, Michael Harpell; grandchildren, Ariel Rebecca Rondeau, William Benjamin Rondeau and Lauren Paige Susan Secord; brother, Michael Hosford and his partner Betty Holt; nieces, Kelley and Jill Hosford, and her ex-husband, Donald Secord, Halifax. Besides her father, Sandra was predeceased by her second husband, Rodney V. Devlin, in 2003. After over 25 years in print journalism with such papers as the Fredericton Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick), Guelph Daily Mercury (Ontario), New Glasgow Evening News (Nova Scotia), Truro Daily News (Nova Scotia) and Northern Daily News (Kirkland Lake, Ont.), Sandra launched a successful freelance career in 1996, the foundation of which was her self-syndicated genealogy newspaper column, Missing Links. Missing Links was published over the years in 17 newspapers in Atlantic Canada. For nearly 11 years, Sandra also wrote a weekly opinion column, In Other Words, in The Guardian, Charlottetown. She was a contributor to many other publications and was honoured with multiple awards. In the early 1990s, she was a journalism instructor at Holland College, Charlottetown. From 2000 to 2003, she worked in community relations for Southeast Regional Health Care Authority. At the time of her death, Sandra was working on a true crime novel. Visitation will be held in The Riverview Funeral Home on Sunday, February 5, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where the funeral service will be held on Monday, February 6, at 2 p.m. Donations may be made to The Friends of The Moncton Hospital "Jim Clements Education Fund" or The Dr. Georges L. Dumont Hospital Oncology Department. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to The Riverview Funeral Home, 214 Pine Glen Rd., Riverview, N.B. (506) 857-9544. www.tuttlefuneralhome.com