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Born: January 9, 1923, Coleman County, Texas Died: February 19, 2007, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas Buried: Coleman Cemetery, Coleman, Texas |
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Billie Marie Miller, age 84, of Coleman, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Coleman City Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Billie Marie Miller was born January 9, 1923 on the Rafter 3 Ranch in Coleman County, Texas, a daughter of J. P. "Jake" Miller, Sr. and Mary J. Jameson Miller. She grew up on the ranch, attended school in Coleman, graduating from Coleman High School in 1940. Billie Marie was the first Rodeo Queen for the Coleman Rodeo in 1937 and again in 1939. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and Texas Tech University. On September 20, 1942 she married William H. "Bill" Miller in Coleman and he preceded her in death on March 3, 1987. Billie Marie and Bill moved to Rapid City, South Dakota in 1947 where they ranched until 1986, when they returned to Coleman. While living in South Dakota, Billie Marie was a rancher, a homemaker, worked in Occupational Therapy and was an active member of First Baptist Church. After returning to Coleman, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she sang in the Chancel Choir. She was also a member of the Coleman County Water Board, Garden Club where she served as president and Cattlewomen's Association, also serving as president. She is survived by three daughters, Marie Miller of Coleman, Ann Miller of Apache Junction, Arizona and Julie Miller Shaw and husband Dave of Colorado Springs, Colorado; one sister, Ann Miller Hargett and husband James of Coleman; five grandchildren, Jason Best, Sara Best Gonzales, Callie Best, James Shaw, John Shaw; two great-grandchildren, Daniel Joseph Shaw and Connor James Shaw; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, William H. Miller II and a brother, J. P. "Bub" Miller. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, P. O. Box 852, Coleman, Texas 76834. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. (Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, February 20, 2007, page 14.) |
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