Genella Miller

Genella Miller September 2, 1921 – December 27, 2009 Genella Miller of McGregor passed away at a local nursing home, December 27, 2009, at the age of 88. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, at Waco Memorial Park with Providence Hospice Chaplin Brian Pendleton officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Mrs. Miller was born September 2, 1921, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Oscar and Ella Gordon, and was a 1940 graduate of Reidland High School. On November 18, 1942, she married her loving husband, Peter Miller, and they shared 61 years of glorious marriage. During WWII, while her husband was overseas, she proudly supported the war effort by driving supply trucks up and down the East Coast. Following the war, she and Peter took up residence in Detroit, Michigan. Genella was a talented seamstress and worked in that capacity for J.L. Hudson’s Department Store while raising her family. In 1969, she moved with her family to Houston, Texas. She and Peter retired to Tucson, Arizona, in 1980 where they spent the next 16 years. In 1996, she and Peter returned to Texas, residing in Waco until Peter’s passing in 2004. Shortly thereafter, she moved to McGregor, where she spent her remaining years. She was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, a longtime member of the American Bowling Congress, a member of the Starlite Dance Club, and a volunteer for Tucson Special Olympics and LPGA events. Mrs. Miller was a remarkable woman, who cherished her family and friends and will be missed by many. Also preceding her in death were five sisters, Ona, Julie, Edie, Louise, and Euna; and her brothers, Woodrow and Onyx. Survivors include her sons, Gordon and wife, Brenda, of Spokane, Washington, and Paul and wife, Kelly, of McGregor; granddaughters, Stephanie Curtice and husband, Raymond, of Waco, and Lauren Blocker or McGregor; great grandsons, John Paul and Luke Curtice; and her remaining sister, Clara Peck of Paducah. The family expresses their sincere appreciation to the loving staff of Westview Manor Nursing Home, McGregor EMS, Ms. Ann Wivagg, and Providence Hospice for their wonderful friendship and service. For those desiring, the family has suggested McGregor Ambulance Association in care of Mynette Taylor, 311 South Main Street, McGregor, Texas 76657 for memorial contributions. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.WilkirsonHatchBailey.com.