Marjorie R. Miller

Marjorie Ruth Chase Miller was born at the family home in Willowdale Township, Dickinson County, Kansas April 9, 1923 to J. Harvey Chase and Esther Thayer Chase. She died June 19, 2020 at Grand Junction, Colorado of a stroke. Marjorie attended the Talmage School grades 1 through 11 and graduated from Abilene High School in 1941. She was united in marriage to James Erskine Miller at the home of the bride in Willowdale Township near Talmage, Kansas December 17, 1941. Most of their married life they resided in Colorado. Mr. Miller preceded her in death in 1996.

Four children were born to this union and survive: Steven James Miller of Grand Junction, Colorado; Jean Ann Erskine of Kansas City, Missouri; Janis Marie Miller of Tucson, Arizona; and Daniel Chase Miller of Topeka, Kansas. She is survived by a sister, Phyllis Lotgering of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death, Morris Thayer Chase, Stuart Harvey Chase, and Irene Naida Chase.

Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and secretary for her husband's architectural engineering business. She was a volunteer with libraries, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies during her life. She was a Christian and taught Bible studies and was active in Christian Women's Clubs.

No services are planned locally per her request and interment will be at the family plot in the Abilene Cemetery at Abilene, Kansas.