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Irene Lewin
9/9/2000
Irene Lewin, a resident of Magalia, died Monday in Oroville.
She was 83.
She was born to Albert Awltz and Martha May Stackhouse in McKeesport, Pa.
Mrs. Lewin completed the eighth grade and marriage Lloyd Lewin in Hawaii on Aug. 16, 1975.
Besides her husband, her survivors include a daughter, Charlotte Keven of Magalia.
No services are planned.
She will be cremated at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary and scattered at sea in San Francisco Bay.

Pollyann Richardson
9/12/2000
Pollyann Finley Richardson played piano in dance bands in the Bay Area and in Paradise. When she was 6 years old, Mrs. Richardson’s grandmother recognized she had musical talent and paid for her granddaughter’s lessons.
One day, after Mrs. Richardson finished her third lesson, the teacher had friends arrive for a visit in her home.
The teacher told Mrs. Richardson she was going into another room with the guests and asked Mrs. Richardson to play that day’s lesson for them.
The teacher left to be with her company, and by herself, Mrs. Richardson played the music perfectly. When the teacher returned to congratulate her pupil, she discovered Mrs. Richardson had the sheet music book opened to the wrong page. Mrs. Richardson had struck the notes from memory.
The little 6-year-old girl grew up to be a respected musician.
The leader of one band she was in wrote a score seven pages long. When the leader handed it out to the band members, they studied their parts. After thumbing through the score, the trumpet player looked up and asked the leader, where’s the scoring for piano?
Pollyann doesn’t need it, the leader responded.
“Once she’s heard it, she’s got it,” he said.
Her husband, James Richardson said, “She always played by ear.”
Mrs. Richardson died Aug. 28 in her Magalia home. She was 75.
Mrs. Richardson also excelled in school.
Born to Raymond and Jean Finley, she graduated from M & M High School in 1941. A year later, she entered nurses training at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
She graduated at the top of her class in June 1945.
She marriage Richardson Dec. 10, 1944, and began raising her children. Mrs. Richardson became an accomplished seamstress, making shirts for her husband and sewing most of her own clothing. She also taught her daughter to make her own clothes too.
Mrs. Richardson also collected Roseville pottery. She amassed more than 200 pieces from the Ohio studio.
Before settling in Magalia, Mrs. Richardson lived in Tucson, Ariz.; Port Arthur, Texas; Cambridge, Ohio; Dayton Ohio; Cincinnati; and Union City. Mrs. Richardson moved around because of her husband’s employment. Among his jobs, he worked with the Ohio Highway Patrol and AT&T.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Richardson’s survivors include two sons, John of Cincinnati and Thomas of Oakland; a daughter, Patricia Richardson of Whitmore; a brother, Bob Finley of Reedley; two sisters, Jean Weisman of Mason, Ohio, and Nancy Quashnick of New Orleans; and eight grandchildren.
No services were held for Mrs. Richardson, who was cremated.

Erma Gibbs
9/12/2000
When Erma L. Heitman-Gibbs came to work at the Assembly of God in Paradise, she brought more than 30 years of experience ministering in the Midwest.
Mrs. Heitman-Gibbs died Thursday in Olive Ridge Care Center in Oroville.
The Oroville resident was 96.
She was born to Theodore Heitman and Matilda Krueger in Madison, S.D. She graduated from high school and taught in rural schools for several years. Then she attended Baptist Bible College in Minneapolis.
For 30 years, she organized Sunday schools and pastored in several cities in South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota.
On Nov. 11, 1942, she marriage Charles Gibbs, and they continued their Gospel work together, organizing and building new churches.
After her husband died Dec. 23, 1956, she moved to Anaheim to be near her father and stepmother. There she joined the Assembly of God Church and became the Missionette director and Sunday school teacher.
When her father died, she moved to Paradise, where she was an ordained minister for Assembly of God.
She was also a seamstress most of her life.
One brother and two sisters died before Mrs. Heitman-Gibbs.
Her survivors include a brother, Orval Heitman of San Carlos; a sister, Luella Wagner of Paradise; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her service will be today at 1 p.m. in Rose Chapel Mortuary. She will be buried icon in Paradise Cemetery.

Maxine Stevens
9/12/2000
Maxine Stevens, 77, loved watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy on television, and she was a big 49er fan.
Mrs. Stevens died Friday in Feather River Hospital.
She moved to Paradise from Concord in the late ’70s.
Mrs. Stevens worked as a presser in a dry cleaning shop for 15 years.
Her parents were Earl and Ida Pierce.
Mrs. Stevens’ husband, Theodore, died in 1983.
Her survivors include a son, William of Chico; a daughter, Connie Stevens of Castro Valley; a sister, Darlene Robinson of Colorado; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 1 to 8 p.m. at Rose Chapel Mortuary.
A memorial service will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Rose Chapel.
On Thursday, graveside services will be at Memory Gardens in Concord at 2 p.m.
Contributions in her memory may be given to Northern California Transplant Bank in care of Rose Chapel.

Ruth Daniels
9/14/2000
Ruth A. Daniels made the best chicken and dump-lings, her family said. And although she worked as a PBX computer operator, her most important job was being a mother.
She also enjoyed playing Scrabble and the game Spite & Malice.
She came to live in Paradise from San Jose a year ago.
Mrs. Daniels, 83, died Monday at Cypress Acres.
In Michigan, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, and in Reno, Nev., she volunteered at the Senior Center.
In Leamington, Ontario, she was born to Gilbert and Elsie Cleinsmith.
She is survived by a son, John Rourke of Sacramento; a stepson, Duane Daniels of Pahrump, Nev.; three daughters, Fran Stevenson of Paradise, Margaret Rourke of Trenton, Mich., and Linda Rourke of Reno, Nev.; a stepdaughter, Jeanette Feight of Michigan; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services for Mrs. Daniels will be held today at 11 a.m. at Rose Chapel Mortuary. Pastor Brad Jacobson will officiate.
She will be buried icon in Paradise Cemetery.

Oliver Scarbrough
9/14/2000
Oliver Eugene Scarbrough, 63, enjoyed camping and traveling to parks around the United States with his family.
A resident of Paradise for 43 years, he also fished and liked scanning the ground with his metal detector.
Mr. Scarbrough died Saturday at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Paradise, and loved old cars and street rods.
Mr. Scarbrough was a self-employed building contractor for 35 years.
He was born in Marietta, Okla., to Wilma and L.O. Scarbrough.
Two months ago, he marriage Golda Scarbrough, who survives him.
His other survivors include his father, L.O. of New Mexico; two daughters, Penny Farias of Texas and Tami Hardenberger of California; two brothers, Hollis Scarbrough of Arkansas and Charles Scarbrough of Colorado; and a sister, Ginger Willess of Texas.
His service was conducted yesterday by Pastor Tom Adams at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Paradise.

Richard Trotter
9/14/2000
Richard Philip Trotter enjoyed traveling, especially bus trips to Nevada, and he played bingo, board games and cards. And any chance he had, he would read.
A resident of Paradise for 18 years, Mr. Trotter died Monday in Feather River Hospital. He was 77. Born in Texas to Clyde and Loie Babb Trotter, he graduated from Fullerton Union High School.
From 1943 to 1946, he served with the U.S. merchant marine in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He then worked for Oscar Meyer for 25 years and for Butte County Library for 5 years.
For 52 years, he was marriage to Beverly, who died in February 1998.
Mr. Trotter was a member of Elks Lodge No. 2026, Paradise Senior Citizens and Trinity Presbyterian Church in Oroville.
He is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Trotter of Oroville; a brother, Sherwood Trotter of Missoula, Mont.; a sister, Mary Margaret Parkison of San Francisco; two grandsons, Aaron Davis of Lodi and Jeffrey Davis of Stanford; and one great-grandson.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary, with a private Burial in Paradise Cemetery to follow.

Donald Powell
9/14/2000
Donald D. Powell began a life of work at a young age. When 7, he worked as a cook on a train. While still young, he worked in a lumberyards and a mill in Oregon.
He drove a Greyhound bus. During World War II, he was a machinist and foreman in Redwood City.
He moved to Paradise in 1968.
Mr. Powell died Monday at age 85. In Oklahoma, he was born to Silas and Gertrude Powell.
He marriage Harriet Mayhew Cochran in Reno, Nev., in 1974.
Besides his wife, Mr. Powell is survived by a stepson, Robert Brow of Paradise; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. He will be cremated at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary, and will be inurned in Paradise Cemetery.

William Troy Sr.
9/16/2000
William Eugene Troy Sr. didn’t like to talk about his grisly war experiences, but his wife, Vicki, said she “dragged the stories out of him.”
He was a 17-year-old senior in high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He survived several fierce battles with Japanese forces, whose torpedoes sank two destroyers Mr. Troy served on.
During one battle, shrapnel from a shell ripped through his buttocks. But he carried on. A surgeon who saw him standing there amid the smoke, explosions and chaos figured Mr. Troy was fit enough to commandeer for surgery duty.
Mr. Troy, wounded and standing ankle-deep in his shipmates’ blood, assisted the surgeon, who had set up emergency operations in the ship’s mess hall.
Mr. Troy could never forget the visions of that day - comrades horribly wounded - some with an arm shot off.
Before long, the ship went down, pulling some shipmates to a watery grave. Mr. Troy and others escaped and were soon picked up by rescue ships.
After the two occasions his ship was sunk, Mr. Troy spent time in the hospital and then jumped back to duty.
“The war and the time he spent in it was very vivid in his mind,” his wife said. “He lost a lot of shipmates.”
He told her he felt he had helped save the country.
Mr. Troy died Thursday in his Magalia home. He was 75.
He was born to Alva and Mathilda Troy in Deming, N.M., but he grew up in Alturas.
As a kid, he sang in a trio with his two sisters. His voice was between a baritone and a tenor.
He loved to sing all of his life. And he was a big fan of Frank Sinatra.
Although a stroke in 1990 took his ability to talk, Mr. Troy could still sing.
Once at a Valentine’s Day party at a rehabilitation center in Chico, Mr. Troy sang “You Are My Sunshine,” getting other patients who couldn’t talk to join with him.
“Bill’s life was people,” his wife said. When he met people, he asked them all about their lives. He would know their mother’s maiden name in five minutes, his wife joked.
Before his stroke, Mr. Troy’s daily routine was to get up in the morning and walk up and down his street saying hello to the neighbors.
Mr. Troy drove trucks around the western United States for 23 years. He marriage Vicki Gasaway on Aug. 14, 1970, in Alameda. They moved to Magalia in 1979.
Mr. Troy enjoyed reading two or three books a week, especially westerns. He read the books of Louis L’Amour and Jack London.
After his stroke, he learned to do crossword puzzles. When he received his Dell subscription, he’d have the crossword book done in two days flat.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association in Hayward, a member of Line Drivers Local Union No. 468, a past member of Magalia Upper Ridge SIRS and a past member of Paradise Elks.
Besides his wife, Mr. Troy is survived by his sons, Tim of Evanston, Wyo., Terry of Hughson and William “Gene” Jr. of San Lorenzo; a stepdaughter, Carrie Gallippi of Auburn; a brother, Alva Troy of Madera; a sister, Helen McCrecken of Susanville; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Tuesday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Chapel of the Pines Mortuary. His funeral service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Pines. Military services will be conducted by Butte County Veterans Coalition in the Chapel and at Magalia Cemetery.

Earnest Paul
9/16/2000
A decorated veteran, Earnest Dale Paul, died Wednesday at age 81. He moved to Magalia from the Bay Area in 1975.
Mr. Paul served as a phamacist in the U.S. Navy. He received a Good Conduct medal, with one bronze star, an American Defense award, an Asiatic-Pacific award with one bronze star, and a World War II Victory ribbon.
Born in Supply, Okla., he went on to work 25 years as financial accountant for the Physicians Business Bureau.
Mr. Troy was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans Association.
He loved music, and he enjoyed watching wildlife and feeding all kinds of animals.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and a nephew, Dale Paul of Paradise.
Mr. Paul’s funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of the Pines Mortuary.
Visitation will be Monday from noon to 7 p.m. at Chapel of the Pines. He will be buried icon in Paradise Cemetery.

Marjorie LaVette
9/16/2000
Marjorie Ilean LaVette, a former resident of Paradise, delved into several hobbies and crafts, such as knitting and crocheting. She enjoyed making blankets and gifts.
She often donated to hospice and cancer societies.
Mrs. LaVette, a resident of Tehama County for 20 years, died Sept. 4 at the age of 65.
She was born in Blythe.
Her survivors include her husband, LeRoy LaVette of Cottonwood; two daughters, Pamela Critchfield of Paradise and Teena Householder of Grants Pass, Ore.; a sister, Florence Hawkes; two brothers, Barry LaVette of Red Bluff and Lee LaVette of Willows; and five grandchildren.
Her services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. at P.O. Box 3950, San Rafael, CA, 94915-3950.
Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff is handling the arrangements.

Douglas Schnepper
9/19/2000
A dentist in Paradise for 10 years, Dr. Douglas Schnepper, excelled at athletic events that tested endurance.
He competed in numerous triathalons, which tested his skill in running, biking and swimming. He went to the Santa Cruz Triathalon every year since 1990. He placed third in a duathalon. He ran in the Alcatraz Race and in the Almond Bowl Race for 10 years. And he completed the Half Iron Man race twice.
Dr. Schnepper died of natural causes Friday at Feather River Hospital. He was 50.
His parents were Harold and Clara Schnepper. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 1974 and marriage Donna Prosser on June 1 that same year in Redlands.
Dr. Schnepper practiced dentistry with his father for six years in Rialto and for 10 years in Novato before coming to Paradise.
He was a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the Butte County Dental Society. He was on the board of directors of Feather River Hospital and he was formerly on the Hospice board.
Besides his wife, Dr. Schnepper is survived by a son, Greg, who is attending University of Washington, Walla Walla; a daughter, Gretchen Schnepper, who is attending Loma Linda University School of Dentistry; and one brother, Jim Schnepper of Redlands.
His service was held yesterday at the Paradise Seventh-day Adventist Church. He will be inurned at Paradise Cemetery. Rose Chapel Mortuary and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Virginia Reynolds
9/19/2000
Virginia Elizabeth Reynolds worked as both a private and hospital nurse’s aide for more than 30 years. She was a nurse at Children’s Ward in Santa Barbara, at St. Francis Hospital and at Barton Memorial Hospital in Lake Tahoe.
Mrs. Reynolds first moved to Magalia with her family in 1925, and she went to school in Chico.
She died Sept. 7 at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The Magalia resident was 81.
She was born to Rolla and Kathryn Reynolds in Oakland.
Her survivors include two sisters, LaRolla Nystrom of Chico and Doris Tomasovich of Granite Bay; a niece, Joan Gaither of Magalia; and a nephew, Joel Guthrie of Paradise.
No services are planned, and she will be privately buried icon in Magalia Cemetery. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements.

Earnest Paul
9/19/2000
A decorated veteran, Earnest Dale Paul, died Wednesday at age 81. He moved to Paradise from the Bay Area in 1975.
Mr. Paul served as a pharmacist in the U.S. Navy. He received a Good Conduct medal, with one bronze star, an American Defense award, an Asiatic-Pacific award with one bronze star, and a World War II Victory Ribbon.
Born in Supply, Okla., he worked for 25 years as financial accountant for the Physicians Business Bureau.Mr. Paul was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He loved music, and he enjoyed watching wildlife and feeding animals.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Paul; and a nephew, Dale Paul of Paradise. Mr. Paul’s funeral service was held last Tuesday in the Chapel of the Pines Mortuary.
He was buried icon in Paradise Cemetery.

John Roebuck
9/21/2000
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, John Walter Roebuck worked a variety of jobs, including as a clerk for Union Pacific Railroad, as an orthopedic technician, and most recently, as a long-haul truck driver.
Mr. Roebuck, a former Paradise resident, died Tuesday of natural causes while working in Roseville. He was born in Sterling, Ill., to John T. and Jessie Lathrop Roebuck.
Raised in the Midwest, he graduated from Rock Falls High School in Rock Falls, Ill., where he recently attended his fortieth class reunion.
Mr. Roebuck became a Christian in 1974 and enjoyed attending potlucks, Bible studies and Calvary Chapels wherever he lived. He also enjoyed sailing and motorcycling.
Preceding him in death were his parents and his sister, Roberta M. Roebuck.
His survivors include two daughters, Beckie Kengle of Reno, Nev., and Roberta C. Roebuck of Chico; a stepdaughter, Julie Pickett of Paradise; two stepsons, Christopher Roebuck of Chico and Thomas Pearson of Paradise; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Roebuck’s memorial service will be tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Calvary Chapel of Paradise, in Magalia. He was cremated.

Devereaux Lynch
9/21/2000
Devereaux S. Lynch, 88, was a restaurant owner who enjoyed horseback riding. A former resident of San Jose, he moved to Paradise 18 years ago. Mr. Devereaux died Tuesday.
He was an active member of the Church of Christ.
In Anadarko, Okla., he was born to William Lynch and Blanch Cubbertson.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Ellen; three brothers, William of Tulare, Kermit of Oklahoma City, Okla., Donald of Chicago; and several nieces and nephews.
The service will be today at 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ. He will be buried icon in Skyway Memorial Park in Magalia. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements.

Celine Heimbuecher
9/21/2000
Celine T. Heimbuecher, 75, was a homemaker who enjoyed collecting special dishes.
Mrs. Heimbuecher, a Paradise resident, died Sept. 14 in Chico.
She was born to Anthony Schreeffel and Ann Marie Burgunder in Pittsburgh.
Her survivors include a son, Charles Heimbucher of Paradise; two daughters, Elizabeth Place of Paradise and Gertrude Wilson of Utah; three sisters, Sister Mary Alred, Gertrude Collins and Margaret Grenda, all of Pittsburgh; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. No services are planned.
Cremation was handled by Paradise Chapel of the Pines, and Mrs. Heimbuecher will be privately inurned.

Lucile Kish
9/21/2000
Lucile E. Kish was a Yeoman 1st class stationed at Mare Island Naval Ship-yard in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II. She went on to work as a bookkeeper for more than 45 years.
Mrs. Kish, a resident of Magalia since 1985, died Friday in Paradise. She was 78.
She was born in Salt Lake City to Thomas Barker and Agnes Eckstrom.
Mrs. Kish enjoyed cooking, sewing and gardening. And she was an avid reader.
Her survivors include a son, Jeff Kish of Reno, Nev.; a daughter, Martha Besseghini of Paradise; a grandson, Reno Besseghini III of Paradise; and a granddaughter, Dawn Besseghini of Paradise.
Her graveside service was held Tuesday at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno, Nev. Cremation took place at Paradise Chapel of the Pines Mortuary, which arranged the services.

Elmer Cowan
9/21/2000
Elmer Cowan, a Paradise resident, inspected buildings for the state of California for 32 years. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1945.
Mr. Cowan died Friday at Feather River Hospital at age 92.
He was born in Denver to Robert and Cora Cowan. On Nov. 29, 1958, he marriage Margaret “Peggy” Collard in Las Vegas.
He was a member of Paradise Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 2039, Paradise Elks Lodge No. 2026, Retired Public Employee Association No. 074, Good Sam R V, Paradise Gadabouts, AARP, S.V.A., Craig Congregational Church and SIRS branch 52.
Mr. Cowan is survived by two sons, Sneed Collard of Pensacola, Fla., and Ronald Cowan of Seattle; two daughters, Holly Geist of Arlington, Texas, and Bernice Gerhardt of Yucca Valley; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
No services are planned. Paradise Chapel of the Pines is handling the arrangements. Mr. Cowan will be privately inurned.

Myrtle Bell
9/21/2000
A machinist for 40 years with E & H Research in Oakland, Myrtle C. Bell moved to Paradise from Concord in 1975.
Mrs. Bell died Sunday at age 87. She enjoyed camping, boating and trips to the coast.
In Ledora, Iowa, she was born to Raymond and Mary Close. Her husband, Herbert Bell, died in 1990. And in 1952, her son, Gary, was killed in action during the Korean War.
She is survived by a son, Greg of Magalia; a brother, Orie Close of Indianapolis; and a grandson, Shawn Bell of San Francisco.
Her service will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Magalia Community Church Little Chapel. Rose Chapel Mortuary is handling the arrangements. She will be buried icon in Paradise Cemetery next to her husband.

Dorothy Johnson
9/23/2000
Dorothy “Betty” Elizabeth Bailey Johnson, 83, grew up in and around Stir-ling City and graduated from Chico High School in 1934.
She resided in Eureka for more than 50 years and worked with the Tuberculosis Health Association, Eureka Boiler-works and for the Farmers Home Loan Administration.
Mrs. Johnson died Sept. 11 in her Eureka home.
Her parents were Sylvia and Dana Bailey. He worked as a logging superintendent for Diamond Match Co. for 40 years.
Following retirement, she volunteered for nearly 20 years at St. Joseph Hospital and for the Sequoia Humane Society.
Her husband, Charles E. Johnson, died in 1982.
Her survivors include a son, Robert Dana Johnson and his wife, Ruth, of Rancho Cordova; and two grandchildren, David and Paul Van Zanen.
Graveside services were held on Sept. 16 at Ocean View Cemetery in Eureka.

Harmond Folsom
9/23/2000
An avid traveler, Harmond “Jack” Folsom especially enjoyed fishing and seeing the United States in his trailer.
Mr. Folsom, 90, died Wednesday in Paradise, where he lived.
He was born in Boyne City, Mich., to Ambrose and Sophia Folsom.
On Feb. 6, 1943, he marriage Josephine McIntosh in Detroit. He worked as a carpenter with Millrite Mill.
He was a member of the Paradise Ridge Lions Club for 45 years, Table Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 124, Scottish Rite, and Constary. He was a Mason for 58 years.
Besides his wife, Mr. Folsom’s survivors include a son, John of Oroville; a brother, Lester, of Colorado; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Folsom’s service will be at 2:30 Tuesday at Paradise Masonic Temple. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Paradise Ridge Lions Club.

John Miller
9/23/2000
John Miller was a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard for 21 years and a sales representative for Dow Chemical and Merck Inc. for 29 years.
Mr. Miller, a Paradise resident, died Tuesday at age 67.
He was born in Holden, W.Va., to Alexander and Frances Miller. From the University of Kentucky, he earned his bachelor’s degree. On Aug. 29, 1970, he marriage Jacqueline Brown.
He moved to Paradise from Issaquah, Wash., several months ago.
His hobbies were gardening and traveling.
Mr. Miller was a member of the German Club, Austria Club, Elks Lodge of Tacoma, Wash., and First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Wash.
His daughter, Julie Ann Miller, died in 1990. A sister, Rose Campbell, and a brother, Lacy Miller, also predeceased him.
Besides his wife, his survivors include a son, Johnny of Chelan, Wash.; two sisters, Eileen Huckeby of Holden, W.Va. and Frances Hurst of Logan, W.Va.; three brothers, Alexander Miller of Calabassas, Randolph Miller, Tacoma, Wash., and George Miller of Surprise, Ariz.
His memorial service will be held tomorrow in the First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, Wash. He will be buried icon in Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah, Wash. Contributions in Mr. Miller’s memory may be made to Paradise Alliance Church. Paradise Chapel of the Pines Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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