Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Miller, Clifton G. 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 5, 2013, 2:13 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, February 9, 2008 Clifton G. Miller, age 86, of Lyons, passed away Feb. 8, 2008 in Grand Rapids. He was born Dec. 11, 1921 in Ionia the son of George and Hazel (Borton) Miller. Clifton married Jane Hollenbeck July 15, 1943 in Indiana. He was a Captain in the Army Air Corps during WWII, where he flew B-24 Bombers. He earned two purple hearts and a distinguished service medal while serving. Clifton flew several support missions in France and was nursed back to health by a French family who were members of the French Underground after he was shot down. Clifton is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Jane Miller of Lyons; daughters, Susan (Dean) Caddell of Zion, Ill., Patricia (Michael) Breen of Rockford, Marilyn (Tom) Hauter of Lyons; sister June Fitch of Lowell; sister and brother-in-law, Darrell and Anne Walkington of Saranac; sister-in-law, Arlene Miller of Lyons; grandchildren, Wendy and Dena McBride, Brian and Laura Lehman, Christopher Breen, Joel Breen, Meghan Hauter and Ryan Hauter; great- grandchildren, Kayleigh Bratke, Zachary Lehman and Nina Lehman and one great- great-grandchild, Brieanna Bratke and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Roy and Glenn. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 1 p.m. at Lyons Muir Church with Pastor Bert Nelson officiating. Interment Tuttle Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Tuesday 11 a.m. until time of service at the church. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home in Muir. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Lyons V.F.W. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/miller21388nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb