MIRANDA JAMISON The dining hall at the Ray County Senior Center filled with quiet conversation and familiar faces as the community gathered to dedicate the room to former director Patricia D. “Pat” Mills, whose influence on the Center and its people still lingers in every corner of the building. Senior Center volunteer and Lions Club member Bryan Couch welcomed the crowd before introducing the members of Mills’ family who had come for the ceremony. Couch paused to make sure he had acknowledged everyone, a small reminder of how often Mills herself would check and recheck details to ensure no one was overlooked. Couch said Mills shaped the Senior Center into what it is today, recalling her arrival more than a decade ago at a time when the program was struggling to stay afloat. With little funding and many needs, the work could easily have overwhelmed anyone else. But Mills was not anyone else. She began organizing fundraisers, coordinating volunteers and applying for grants. Through…