Barbara Lee Miller, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Oklahoma City on June 20, 2019. Barbara was born on April 26, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the twelfth child of George and Dixie Chrisman. After the untimely death of her mother, she was adopted by Jack and Alice Bessie, of Topeka, Kansas. Barbara graduated from Topeka High School in 1945, and then attended Washburn University, where she was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority. While attending Washburn, Barbara met Brett Miller. They were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1948, and were married for 41 years, until Brett’s death in 1990. Over the years, Barbara worked at Southwestern Bell, John A. Brown’s, and Dillard’s. She was also a homemaker and mother to her two children. Barbara enjoyed painting, sewing, horseback riding, singing in the choir, dancing, traveling, reading and volunteering. During her life, Barbara volunteered with the Red Cross, Contact Suicide Prevention, and the Metropolitan Library. She also founded a Widows Grief Support Group, and was a member of Our Lord’s Community Church.
After 80 years, Barbara was reunited with her remaining birth family, and was blessed with the opportunity to get to know her remaining siblings and their children.
Barbara is survived by her son Les Miller and wife Marcy; daughter Sharon Miller; grandchildren Jordan Miller, Lauren Miller, Darby Hillemeyer and husband Jake, Jaimie Loganbill and husband Christian, Jeffrey Miller, Riley Slater and wife Jessica, and Caitlin Cornelius; and great-grandchildren Kaylee Miller, Aleena Allen, McKinnlie Miller, and Wesley Hillemeyer. She is also survived by members of her birth family: Exie Davis (99 years old) of Kansas City, Missouri, Bob Darmon (94 years old) of Wichita, Kansas, and many nieces and nephews.
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