Joe H. Miller (1920-1984)

Joe H. Miller in World War II

Joe & Joyce Ann Miller & Madonna Claudine Thomas

Greenmound Cemetery New Madison, Ohio

I1 Joe H. Miller, born August 23, 1920, Darke County, Ohio, died April 15, 1964. Attended grade school and graduated high school in New Madison. Attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Served in the US Army, as a MP, in W.W.II. Worked at NCR Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. Married 2 August, 1941, Montgomery County, Ohio Madonna Claudine Thomas, born 12 March, 1921, Darke County, Ohio, died 17 March, 2020. Madonna was the daughter of Claude V. Thomas, born 1896, died 1984 and Mildred I. Laudenslacker, born 1899, died 1971.

Joe left NCR to become the Farm Manager for Virgil Royer's Potato business. Died 15 April, 1964, Montgomery County, Ohio, of cancer. Joe is Buried Greenmound Cemetery, New Madison, Ohio.

The Greenville Daily Advocate
Greenville, Ohio
Thursday, April 16, 1964
Page 1

Rites Saturday For Joe Miller

ARCANUM-Joe H. Miller, 43, president of the Darke County Implement Dealers and business manager of the Virgil A. Royer potato farm in the Arcanum area, died at 10:00 p.m. yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital, Dayton. He had been ill since April 6, and underwent surgery yesterday. His residence was at 308 West First street, Arcanum.

A native of Darke county, Mr. Miller spent most of his life in the area. He had lived in Arcanum for the past 18 years, He was a World War II veteran, and a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church at Arcanum, where he was assistant superintendent. He belonged to the Masonic lodge of Arcanum, and the Scottish Rite and Antioch Shrine at Dayton.

Survivors are: his wife, Madonna; one daughter, Joyce, at home; his mother, Mrs. Maude Miller of New Madison, and one brother, Tom of Baltimore, Md.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the E.U.B. church at Arcanum, with the Rev. Paul Chastain officiating. Burial will be in Greenmound cemetery, New Madison. Friends may call at the Kreitzer funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, and Saturday until noon, and from 1 p.m. until time of services at the church.

A Scottish Rite ring service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

J1 Joyce Ann Miller, born 4 August, 1946, Richmond, Indiana. Attended grade school and graduated high school in Arcanum. Graduated Otterbein College. Taught school in music department for one or two years. Married 11 October, 1969 to Beverly Jay. Divorced. Moved to Titusville, Florida. Works in restaurant.