RAYMOND MILLER obituary

WAUNETA, Neb. - Raymond H. Miller, 84, of Wauneta, Neb., former Havre resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at an Imperial, Neb., hospital.

A funeral service with military rites was held on Oct. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Inurnment was scheduled for a later date at Riverside Cemetery at Wauneta.

Miller was born on Sept. 3, 1919, at Havre to Hiram and Ida Miller. He was 2 when the family moved to Emmett, Idaho. He attended schools at Emmett.

He was married to Ann Lund on June 12, 1942, in Seattle. He served in the Army from 1940 to October 1945. When he returned from France, he worked as a logger and farmer. He retired from the Hill County Road Department at Havre as a heavy equipment. In 1991, he and his wife moved to Wauneta.

Ray was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Walla Walla, Wash., and the VFW in Havre. He also served as a master in the Masonic Lodge and was a Boy Scout leader in Pilot Rock, Ore.

Ray enjoyed spending time with his family and attending activities involving his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two sisters.

Survivors include his wife, Ann; sons, Daryl (Judy) Miller of Anchorage, Alaska, Gary (Marsha) Miller of Anaconda, and Tom (Sharon) of Wauneta; grandchildren, Chan and Justin Miller of Havre, Samantha Miller of Spokane, Wash., Kimberly Johnson of Olympia Wash., Kirsty Miller of Anaconda, Kacey Miller of Boston, Kerry Hamilton of Wauneta, Travis Miller of Imperial, and Bobby Miller of Omaha, Neb.; eight great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; two cousins; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.