Miller, Mamie Draper   	

Graveside services for Mamie Draper Miller, 99, of Longview, will be 
at 11 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2007, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, with 
the Rev. Scott Schulik, minister to senior adults at Mobberly Baptist 
Church officiating.

Mrs. Miller died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Good Shepherd Medical 
Center.

She was born November 25, 1907, in Atlanta, to Margaret Ann Heldt 
Draper and Elijah Samuel Draper. She had lived in Longview since 1929, 
except for 10 years when she and her husband lived in Houston at which 
time, during World War II, she helped build ships in the Houston 
shipyard. She was a charter member of Mobberly Baptist Church and 
taught the "little children" at the South Highland Mission. For many 
years, she was active in the Rebekah's Lodge. 

On August 28, 1923, she married Clarence Dewey Miller in Texarkana, 
Arkansas. He preceded her in death on September 18, 1972. Also 
preceding her in death were her parents; a granddaughter, Joyce Ann 
Sweat; three brothers; and five sisters.

She is survived by her daughter, Frances Pauline Nelms of Longview; 
grandson, Mark Dewey Nelms of Red Oak; great-grandsons, Robert Ray 
Leone of South Carolina, Dewey Mark Nelms of Henderson, William Nelms 
of Henderson and Michael Dewayne Nelms of North Fork; great-
granddaughters, Mary Ann Leone of Queen City, Lou Ann Harper of 
Florida, Pauline Ruhn of Georgia and Kimberly Nelms of Red Oak; 11 
great-great-grandchildren; five great-great-great-grandchildren; and 
numerous nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be offered at www.mem.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/19/2007.