Anchorage Daily News May 15, 2011
Richard (Dick) Alvey Miller, aged 83, died in Anchorage on May 11, 2011.
He was born on July 4, 1927, on a farm in Union County, Miss. His parents were John Thomas Miller and Mattie Collins Miller. He was the last of 10 paternal first cousins to die; he was the last male of 24 maternal first cousins to die. His three older brothers, John, George and Lawrence, and a sister, Birma Miller Goudelock, preceded him in death. He graduated from the public school in Myrtle, Miss., and from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. He held master's degrees from Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and from the University of Mississippi. An ordained Baptist minister, he spent most of his life in Alaska. He first came to Ketchikan in 1949 and, except when he was in school, lived the rest of his life in Alaska. He married Opal Marie Hammond in 1955 in Rotan, Texas, and they made their first home in Kotzebue. Over the years they lived and he pastored churches in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Mountain Village, Emmonak, Sitka, and Anchorage for almost 30 years. In 1999, the Millers moved to Homer, but returned to live at Chester Park in Anchorage in early 2009. At one time in the Arctic he flew a light plane and had a dog team. For almost 20 years, he taught in the public schools in Anchorage, mostly teaching Alaska history. He also taught Alaska history on the college level. He volunteered for many years teaching U.S. Government to immigrants who wanted to become U.S. citizens. For nine years, he served as a volunteer chaplain with Hospice of Anchorage. He was a past president of the Alaska chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He preached many times for the Chinese Gospel Church of Anchorage over a 20-year period. He enjoyed playing the piano, painting landscapes with oils, genealogy, and sharing and writing about his family and his experiences for his five sons and six grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Opal; and by his five sons, their spouses and their children: Richard A. Jr. and Babette of Anchorage: Lindsey and Richard Hammond; Thomas Hammond and Barbara of Anchorage: Sam and Jack; Phillip J. and Carline of Cooper Landing: Crystal; George David and Kathryn of Grand Junction, Colo.: Kaitlyn; and John E. Miller of Grand Rapids, Minn. He is also survived by many cousins, nephews and nieces and great-nephews and -nieces. He wrote his own obituary. He was buried in the downtown Anchorage cemetery. A favorite Bible verse of his was Proverbs 3:5-6. A memorial service with reception following was held May 21, 2011, at Muldoon Road Baptist Church, 382 Muldoon Road. Visit the online memorial at legacy.com
Richard (Dick) Alvey Miller, aged 83, died in Anchorage on May 11, 2011.
He was born on July 4, 1927, on a farm in Union County, Miss. His parents were John Thomas Miller and Mattie Collins Miller. He was the last of 10 paternal first cousins to die; he was the last male of 24 maternal first cousins to die. His three older brothers, John, George and Lawrence, and a sister, Birma Miller Goudelock, preceded him in death. He graduated from the public school in Myrtle, Miss., and from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. He held master's degrees from Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and from the University of Mississippi. An ordained Baptist minister, he spent most of his life in Alaska. He first came to Ketchikan in 1949 and, except when he was in school, lived the rest of his life in Alaska. He married Opal Marie Hammond in 1955 in Rotan, Texas, and they made their first home in Kotzebue. Over the years they lived and he pastored churches in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Mountain Village, Emmonak, Sitka, and Anchorage for almost 30 years. In 1999, the Millers moved to Homer, but returned to live at Chester Park in Anchorage in early 2009. At one time in the Arctic he flew a light plane and had a dog team. For almost 20 years, he taught in the public schools in Anchorage, mostly teaching Alaska history. He also taught Alaska history on the college level. He volunteered for many years teaching U.S. Government to immigrants who wanted to become U.S. citizens. For nine years, he served as a volunteer chaplain with Hospice of Anchorage. He was a past president of the Alaska chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He preached many times for the Chinese Gospel Church of Anchorage over a 20-year period. He enjoyed playing the piano, painting landscapes with oils, genealogy, and sharing and writing about his family and his experiences for his five sons and six grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Opal; and by his five sons, their spouses and their children: Richard A. Jr. and Babette of Anchorage: Lindsey and Richard Hammond; Thomas Hammond and Barbara of Anchorage: Sam and Jack; Phillip J. and Carline of Cooper Landing: Crystal; George David and Kathryn of Grand Junction, Colo.: Kaitlyn; and John E. Miller of Grand Rapids, Minn. He is also survived by many cousins, nephews and nieces and great-nephews and -nieces. He wrote his own obituary. He was buried in the downtown Anchorage cemetery. A favorite Bible verse of his was Proverbs 3:5-6. A memorial service with reception following was held May 21, 2011, at Muldoon Road Baptist Church, 382 Muldoon Road. Visit the online memorial at legacy.com
Anchorage Daily News May 15, 2011
Richard (Dick) Alvey Miller, aged 83, died in Anchorage on May 11, 2011.
He was born on July 4, 1927, on a farm in Union County, Miss. His parents were John Thomas Miller and Mattie Collins Miller. He was the last of 10 paternal first cousins to die; he was the last male of 24 maternal first cousins to die. His three older brothers, John, George and Lawrence, and a sister, Birma Miller Goudelock, preceded him in death. He graduated from the public school in Myrtle, Miss., and from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. He held master's degrees from Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and from the University of Mississippi. An ordained Baptist minister, he spent most of his life in Alaska. He first came to Ketchikan in 1949 and, except when he was in school, lived the rest of his life in Alaska. He married Opal Marie Hammond in 1955 in Rotan, Texas, and they made their first home in Kotzebue. Over the years they lived and he pastored churches in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Mountain Village, Emmonak, Sitka, and Anchorage for almost 30 years. In 1999, the Millers moved to Homer, but returned to live at Chester Park in Anchorage in early 2009. At one time in the Arctic he flew a light plane and had a dog team. For almost 20 years, he taught in the public schools in Anchorage, mostly teaching Alaska history. He also taught Alaska history on the college level. He volunteered for many years teaching U.S. Government to immigrants who wanted to become U.S. citizens. For nine years, he served as a volunteer chaplain with Hospice of Anchorage. He was a past president of the Alaska chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He preached many times for the Chinese Gospel Church of Anchorage over a 20-year period. He enjoyed playing the piano, painting landscapes with oils, genealogy, and sharing and writing about his family and his experiences for his five sons and six grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Opal; and by his five sons, their spouses and their children: Richard A. Jr. and Babette of Anchorage: Lindsey and Richard Hammond; Thomas Hammond and Barbara of Anchorage: Sam and Jack; Phillip J. and Carline of Cooper Landing: Crystal; George David and Kathryn of Grand Junction, Colo.: Kaitlyn; and John E. Miller of Grand Rapids, Minn. He is also survived by many cousins, nephews and nieces and great-nephews and -nieces. He wrote his own obituary. He was buried in the downtown Anchorage cemetery. A favorite Bible verse of his was Proverbs 3:5-6. A memorial service with reception following was held May 21, 2011, at Muldoon Road Baptist Church, 382 Muldoon Road. Visit the online memorial at legacy.com
Richard (Dick) Alvey Miller, aged 83, died in Anchorage on May 11, 2011.
He was born on July 4, 1927, on a farm in Union County, Miss. His parents were John Thomas Miller and Mattie Collins Miller. He was the last of 10 paternal first cousins to die; he was the last male of 24 maternal first cousins to die. His three older brothers, John, George and Lawrence, and a sister, Birma Miller Goudelock, preceded him in death. He graduated from the public school in Myrtle, Miss., and from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. He held master's degrees from Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and from the University of Mississippi. An ordained Baptist minister, he spent most of his life in Alaska. He first came to Ketchikan in 1949 and, except when he was in school, lived the rest of his life in Alaska. He married Opal Marie Hammond in 1955 in Rotan, Texas, and they made their first home in Kotzebue. Over the years they lived and he pastored churches in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Mountain Village, Emmonak, Sitka, and Anchorage for almost 30 years. In 1999, the Millers moved to Homer, but returned to live at Chester Park in Anchorage in early 2009. At one time in the Arctic he flew a light plane and had a dog team. For almost 20 years, he taught in the public schools in Anchorage, mostly teaching Alaska history. He also taught Alaska history on the college level. He volunteered for many years teaching U.S. Government to immigrants who wanted to become U.S. citizens. For nine years, he served as a volunteer chaplain with Hospice of Anchorage. He was a past president of the Alaska chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He preached many times for the Chinese Gospel Church of Anchorage over a 20-year period. He enjoyed playing the piano, painting landscapes with oils, genealogy, and sharing and writing about his family and his experiences for his five sons and six grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Opal; and by his five sons, their spouses and their children: Richard A. Jr. and Babette of Anchorage: Lindsey and Richard Hammond; Thomas Hammond and Barbara of Anchorage: Sam and Jack; Phillip J. and Carline of Cooper Landing: Crystal; George David and Kathryn of Grand Junction, Colo.: Kaitlyn; and John E. Miller of Grand Rapids, Minn. He is also survived by many cousins, nephews and nieces and great-nephews and -nieces. He wrote his own obituary. He was buried in the downtown Anchorage cemetery. A favorite Bible verse of his was Proverbs 3:5-6. A memorial service with reception following was held May 21, 2011, at Muldoon Road Baptist Church, 382 Muldoon Road. Visit the online memorial at legacy.com
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