Sherma Joyce Miller

With the passing of Sherma Miller at age 87 on June 30, 2022, resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease, her family, friends and even strangers lost a constant ray of sunshine. To almost every occasion, Sherma brought her unique brand of west Texas charm – when she called you “Sugar,” she meant it.

Sherma was one of six children born to Joe and Gladys Dixon. Unfortunately, when Sherma was only eight years old, her father was killed in a farm accident. Her wonderful mother, Gladys, raised the six children by herself. Maybe that is why later Sherma would be such a loving mother as she had such a good example. Sherma grew up in the Texas panhandle town of Canyon, where she attended elementary and high school. Thereafter, she completed course work in secretarial studies at West Texas A&M University. While at college, she worked as a secretary and continued in that capacity for several years in Canyon.

In the early 1960’s, Sherma relocated to Grand Junction. Her primary employment for more than 35 years was as a legal secretary for two prominent law firms sandwiched around a lengthy tenure at the Mesa County District Attorney’s office. She was recognized by the Mesa County Legal Secretaries Association as the Legal Secretary of the Year in 1992. During her time at the District Attorney’s office, Sherma met and thereafter married her husband, Don Miller. Don inherited a second family of six children: Sheryl, Jeff, Tim, Lea, Michael and Marlene, and eight grandchildren: Thad, two Jennifers, Nicha, Jacob, Austin, Dini and Michelle. Sherma inherited two children, David and Lori, and two grandchildren, Cameron and Colton.

Some rain fell into Sherma’s life (as it does with almost all of us) as she lost her daughter Sheryl, son Jeff and grandson Jacob well before their time, and husband Don last year. Throughout, Sherma persevered and kept her bubbly personality and positive attitude. Among her siblings, she is survived by only her two sisters, Sheila and Jody.

Sherma enjoyed any number of activities, including, golfing, boating, family trips in a 5th wheeler and a good party. Mirth and laughter were her companions wherever she went.

A celebration of life service for Sherma will be at Callahan-Edfast on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 2

p.m.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.callahan-edfast.com for the Miller family.