Marilyn Miller

Marilyn Janeen Miller, 67, of Grove Hill, AL died on Monday, August 11, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 4, 1947 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Melvin F. and Mary F. (Snipes) Clapper. Janeen spent her formative years in Bradenton, FL where she was in the Manatee County School System. A family transfer brought her back to Indiana where she graduated from Windell Wilkie High School. It was during that summer that she met her husband of almost 49 years, D. Jay Miller. She spent the majority of her married life in Ossian, Indiana where she was a homemaker. After Jay's retirement they moved to Grove Hill where they enjoyed traveling around the Gulf Coast. Her experience while playing the french horn in her high school orchestra and marching band continued in to her adulthood. She played french horn in the Wells County Community Band, the 1976 Bi-Centennial Band and the Ossian Sesquicentennial Band. Most recently, she was a member of the Flying Bricks Community Band in Thomasville, AL. Janeen's love of family history and genealogy research was very evident during her membership in the Snipes Family of America where she was an award winning editor of the Snipes Hunter newsletter. After almost 20 years of service she resigned due to health concerns. She has always had numerous craft interests but none so important to her as her quilting. Janeen has over 200 quilts under her belt in the past 40 years and loved to share her thoughts and designs with fellow members of the Cozy Quilters Quilt Guild in Thomasville. She blessed numerous friends and family with these quilts. She was preceded in death by her "un-grand-son", Lonnie Shelton. Survivors include her husband, Jay of Grove Hill, AL; son, D. Jayson (Sonya) Miller of Honolulu, HI; two daughters: Dawn J. (Greg) Kissell, Fort Wayne, IN and Angela Miller of Grove Hill, AL; a brother, Douglas (Chun Ying) Clapper of Fort Wayne, IN; two sisters: Barbara (Val) Gilstrap of Houston, TX and J. Melanie (Joseph) Coutier of Terre Haute, IN; four grandsons: Trent J. (Jazmine) Shelton, Seth Shelton, both of Fort Wayne, IN, Nathan Miller of Waynesville, MO and Jayden Miller of Honolulu, HI; one "un-grand-son", Tyler (Leah) Shelton of Fort Wayne, IN; three granddaughters: Rachael Shelton of Punta Gorda, FL, Jenny Shelton of Reading, PA and Gracyn Miller of Honolulu, HI; one "un-grand-daughter", Hollie Shelton of Fort Wayne, IN; two great grandsons: Logan Shelton of Fort Wayne, IN and Ivan J. Cortorreal of Reading, PA; three "un-great-grand-sons": Huntter Shelton, Levi Shelton and Tymber Shelton, all of Fort Wayne, IN; two great-granddaughters: Mackenzie Shelton of Fort Wayne, IN and Riley Bateman of Punta, Gorda, FL; two "un-great-grand-daughters": Cheyenne Shelton and Jayde Shelton both of Fort Wayne, IN. A Celebration of Life will be held at Lathan Funeral Home in Grove Hill on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 11:00a.m. with her son, Jayson Miller, officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 from 7:00-9:00PM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mitchell Cancer Institute, Office of MCI Development, 300 Alumni Circle, Mobile, AL 36688. To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit www.lathanfuneralhomegrovehill.com Lathan Funeral Home of Grove Hill directing.