Helen Jane Miller, 86, formerly of Tyrone, PA, and residing in Cumberland, MD, died on Friday, September 7, 2007, at the home of her granddaughter, Beth Banks.
Born November 16, 1920, in Tyrone, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clark Ginter and Ruth (Edmondson) Ginter. Mrs. Miller was also preceded in death by her husband, E. Guy Miller; and an infant daughter, Ruth Ann.
Retired from the Tyrone School District where she spent many years as an elementary and junior high school teacher, Mrs. Miller was a member of the Wesleyan United Methodist Church in Tyrone, PA, and past president of the Tyrone Hospital Auxiliary. She was an avid bridge player.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her son, Howard A. Miller and his wife, Carole, Frankford, DE; her grandchildren, Kristina Miller, Bradenton, FL; Scott A. Miller and his wife, Leslie; and Beth A. Banks and her husband, Troy, all of Cumberland, MD; and her step grandchildren, Robert W. Lyons; Kelly M. Hedrick, both of Chambersburg, PA; and Mark J. Lyons, Glendale, PA; as well as 15 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A memorial service will be conducted at the Wesleyan United Methodist Church in Tyrone, PA, on Thursday, September 13, 2007, at 1 p.m., with Reverend Gable officiating.
There will also be a memorial service at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Cumberland, MD, on Friday, September 14, 2007, at 1 p.m., with Reverend Alfred Deas officiating.
The Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, (www.adamsfamilyfuneralhome.com) is in charge of the arrangements.
