Obit of Miller, Orville - Delaware County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 05 Nov 2006 Return to Delaware County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/delaware/delaware.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Resurrection Cemetery--Wichita KS The Grove Sun Daily Orville Miller 1919-2005 GROVE, Okla. - Orville Miller died Fri., March 11 at Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove at the age of 75. Mr. Miller was born March 24, 1929 to Everett and Alma Miller of Blackwell, Okla. he served in the United States Army Air-Corps and the Air National Guard. He was in the National Guard in Wichita, Kan., for over 15 years. Mr. Miller worked at the Colbertson Funeral Home in Wichita; he operated heavy machinery at the McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. He was in R.V. sales at Miller Custom Manufacturing, Wichita, and was also part owner of Sportsman Coach in Wellington, Kan. At one time he was part owner of Mayflower Travel Trailers and most recently drove a truck for Foreign Cars Unlimited. After moving to Grove, in 1993 from Wichita, he worked as back up captain on the Cherokee Queen river boat. He was very active at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Grove, a member of the Moose Lodge #2033, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a Cherry Red volunteer at Grove General Hospital. He married Alice Miller April 18, 1951 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kingman, Kan. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Edith Jones and June Russell and one brother, Glenn Miller. He married Lois June (Townsend) Miller Nov. 11, 995 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Grove, she survives. Additional survivors include two sons, Curtis Miller and wife Marcia and Mike Miller and wife Mary, all of Wichita. Step-children include Robert Kveurn of Burlson, Tex., Randy Kveurn of Reno, Nev., Sandra Strain of Batesville, Ark., Susan Franklin of Claremore, Okla., Willy Ng of Miami, Okla., and Kim Freeman of Picher, Okla. Three brothers, Harold R. Miller of Redlands, Calif., John E. Miller of Wichita, and Edward E. Miller of Grove. One sister, Virginia lee Denton of Sun City West., Ariz. Sixteen grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. Mon., March 14 at the Worley- Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tues., March 15 at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Grove. A rosary and funeral mass will be held in Kansas as well. A rosary will be held 6 p.m. Wed., March 16 at the St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Haysville, Kan. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thurs., March 17 at the church. Interment will be at the Resurrection Cemetery in Wichita with military honors. Donations may be made to the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church building fund in Grove. Services are under the direction of Worley-Lubinbuel Funeral Home in Grove, and Day Funeral Home in Wellington, Kan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Delaware County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/delaware/delaware.html