William Edgar (Ed) Miller was born on December 17, 1921, in Missouri and passed away on October 13, 2023, in Houston, TX at the age of 101. He was born in the valley that is now Crane Lake. He was the oldest of four children: his twin brother Robert Edwin (Edwin), Glenwood and Kenneth.
Parents Guy and Emma (Propst) Miller lived on a farm and the twins were born at home, weighing under 5 pounds each. They were so small, they made them a bed in a dresser drawer!
The family moved to Leadwood when he was 2. His father Guy worked in the lead mine. They stayed in that area until Ed was about 9 when they moved back to the farm on Crane Pond. This was during the depression and the mines had closed and his father was out of work. The boys grew up in the woods, hunting and fishing and helping with all the farm chores. They raised corn, wheat, soybean and sorghum cane. They walked behind the 2 mules that pulled the disc to plow about 200 acres. During school periods, they were up at 5 to walk 3 miles to the one room schoolhouse. This schoolhouse still stands today but is now a private home. He attended Annapolis High School and graduated in 1940. He returned every few years to attend the Alumni reunion and was usually the oldest in attendance!
In January of 1941 the family moved to Arcadia. Ed worked at Kaut-White Shoe factory in Ironton. He joined the Navy on April 29, 1942. He served during World War II as an aviation metalsmith. He was stationed in Chicago, California, Virginia, the Philippines and the South Pacific on the Admiralty Islands. He was with the Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit. The Navy would bring the planes in off the carriers for repair.
He received an honorable discharge on December 28, 1945, and returned to Arcadia. Ed, his brother Edwin and cousin Louis Kuhn opened a garage in town. They worked on cars for a couple of years before closing. He then worked at the Mountain Echo as an operator. He ran the linotype for about 4 years. There was a government program that paid him to train in the newspaper business. Every time his boss gave him a raise the government would cut his pay by the same amount! His wife Marvelle and brother Glenwood all worked for the paper in various positions.
He married Marvelle Allmon in 1948. They lived in Arcadia until they moved to Texas in 1950. He went to work for an oilfield company for a short time before returning to the newspaper business. He worked for a small newspaper in LaPorte, a printing company in Houston and in 1966 went to work for the Houston Chronicle. He was hired as a linotype operator but did all the behind-the-scenes work. He worked on all the equipment, set type, page makeup, ad room, proofread and even worked on the boss's car! He worked there for 20 years until retiring in February of 1986. Over those years he saw many changes in the newspaper industry. The biggest change was going from hot metal type to computer.
Marvelle passed away in 1970 and he later married Minnie Davis. They moved to Van Vleck in 1991. He joined the VFW hall in Bay City. He was an active member, working the Sunday night Bingo games and a member of the Honor Squad. He served as Chaplain for 6 years. He was even chosen as Grand Marshall for the Veterans Day parade!
After Minnie passed, he married Annie Gates in 2000. He moved to Wadsworth, a small community outside of Bay City. He stayed active in the church, taught Sunday school, and was a Deacon and Elder at the Christian Church before joining the First Presbyterian Church. He was on bowling leagues since 1957 and continued well into his 90's. His highest score was a 275! He always loved to fly and took lessons in his 80's. He flew a 4 passenger Cessna with a friend as his Pilot and teacher into his 90's. He loved to read, play cards and dominoes, solve crossword puzzles (in ink!) and read emails and work puzzles on his iPad.
Ed leaves behind one daughter, Kathy Cofrin and husband Al, stepchildren Doris Layton and husband Johnny, Laura Evans and husband Steve, Karen Trobl and husband Jimmy, grandchildren Marc Wiseman and wife Melanie, Amy Detrixhe and husband Heath, Johnny Lee Layton and wife Rose, Carole Markham, Steve Evans Jr and wife LaGina, Cory Evans and wife Shannon, Joey Trobl and wife Megan, Suzanne Allen and husband David, Rod Gates and wife Patti, 21 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who all adored and admired him.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Charlie Schurtz officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Flowers may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, 2216 Avenue H, Bay City, TX 77414. Donations in his honor may be made to the VFW Post 2438, PO Box 14, Bay City, TX 77404 or the First Presbyterian Church.
Parents Guy and Emma (Propst) Miller lived on a farm and the twins were born at home, weighing under 5 pounds each. They were so small, they made them a bed in a dresser drawer!
The family moved to Leadwood when he was 2. His father Guy worked in the lead mine. They stayed in that area until Ed was about 9 when they moved back to the farm on Crane Pond. This was during the depression and the mines had closed and his father was out of work. The boys grew up in the woods, hunting and fishing and helping with all the farm chores. They raised corn, wheat, soybean and sorghum cane. They walked behind the 2 mules that pulled the disc to plow about 200 acres. During school periods, they were up at 5 to walk 3 miles to the one room schoolhouse. This schoolhouse still stands today but is now a private home. He attended Annapolis High School and graduated in 1940. He returned every few years to attend the Alumni reunion and was usually the oldest in attendance!
In January of 1941 the family moved to Arcadia. Ed worked at Kaut-White Shoe factory in Ironton. He joined the Navy on April 29, 1942. He served during World War II as an aviation metalsmith. He was stationed in Chicago, California, Virginia, the Philippines and the South Pacific on the Admiralty Islands. He was with the Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit. The Navy would bring the planes in off the carriers for repair.
He received an honorable discharge on December 28, 1945, and returned to Arcadia. Ed, his brother Edwin and cousin Louis Kuhn opened a garage in town. They worked on cars for a couple of years before closing. He then worked at the Mountain Echo as an operator. He ran the linotype for about 4 years. There was a government program that paid him to train in the newspaper business. Every time his boss gave him a raise the government would cut his pay by the same amount! His wife Marvelle and brother Glenwood all worked for the paper in various positions.
He married Marvelle Allmon in 1948. They lived in Arcadia until they moved to Texas in 1950. He went to work for an oilfield company for a short time before returning to the newspaper business. He worked for a small newspaper in LaPorte, a printing company in Houston and in 1966 went to work for the Houston Chronicle. He was hired as a linotype operator but did all the behind-the-scenes work. He worked on all the equipment, set type, page makeup, ad room, proofread and even worked on the boss's car! He worked there for 20 years until retiring in February of 1986. Over those years he saw many changes in the newspaper industry. The biggest change was going from hot metal type to computer.
Marvelle passed away in 1970 and he later married Minnie Davis. They moved to Van Vleck in 1991. He joined the VFW hall in Bay City. He was an active member, working the Sunday night Bingo games and a member of the Honor Squad. He served as Chaplain for 6 years. He was even chosen as Grand Marshall for the Veterans Day parade!
After Minnie passed, he married Annie Gates in 2000. He moved to Wadsworth, a small community outside of Bay City. He stayed active in the church, taught Sunday school, and was a Deacon and Elder at the Christian Church before joining the First Presbyterian Church. He was on bowling leagues since 1957 and continued well into his 90's. His highest score was a 275! He always loved to fly and took lessons in his 80's. He flew a 4 passenger Cessna with a friend as his Pilot and teacher into his 90's. He loved to read, play cards and dominoes, solve crossword puzzles (in ink!) and read emails and work puzzles on his iPad.
Ed leaves behind one daughter, Kathy Cofrin and husband Al, stepchildren Doris Layton and husband Johnny, Laura Evans and husband Steve, Karen Trobl and husband Jimmy, grandchildren Marc Wiseman and wife Melanie, Amy Detrixhe and husband Heath, Johnny Lee Layton and wife Rose, Carole Markham, Steve Evans Jr and wife LaGina, Cory Evans and wife Shannon, Joey Trobl and wife Megan, Suzanne Allen and husband David, Rod Gates and wife Patti, 21 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who all adored and admired him.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Charlie Schurtz officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Flowers may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, 2216 Avenue H, Bay City, TX 77414. Donations in his honor may be made to the VFW Post 2438, PO Box 14, Bay City, TX 77404 or the First Presbyterian Church.
William Edgar (Ed) Miller was born on December 17, 1921, in Missouri and passed away on October 13, 2023, in Houston, TX at the age of 101. He was born in the valley that is now Crane Lake. He was the oldest of four children: his twin brother Robert Edwin (Edwin), Glenwood and Kenneth.
Parents Guy and Emma (Propst) Miller lived on a farm and the twins were born at home, weighing under 5 pounds each. They were so small, they made them a bed in a dresser drawer!
The family moved to Leadwood when he was 2. His father Guy worked in the lead mine. They stayed in that area until Ed was about 9 when they moved back to the farm on Crane Pond. This was during the depression and the mines had closed and his father was out of work. The boys grew up in the woods, hunting and fishing and helping with all the farm chores. They raised corn, wheat, soybean and sorghum cane. They walked behind the 2 mules that pulled the disc to plow about 200 acres. During school periods, they were up at 5 to walk 3 miles to the one room schoolhouse. This schoolhouse still stands today but is now a private home. He attended Annapolis High School and graduated in 1940. He returned every few years to attend the Alumni reunion and was usually the oldest in attendance!
In January of 1941 the family moved to Arcadia. Ed worked at Kaut-White Shoe factory in Ironton. He joined the Navy on April 29, 1942. He served during World War II as an aviation metalsmith. He was stationed in Chicago, California, Virginia, the Philippines and the South Pacific on the Admiralty Islands. He was with the Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit. The Navy would bring the planes in off the carriers for repair.
He received an honorable discharge on December 28, 1945, and returned to Arcadia. Ed, his brother Edwin and cousin Louis Kuhn opened a garage in town. They worked on cars for a couple of years before closing. He then worked at the Mountain Echo as an operator. He ran the linotype for about 4 years. There was a government program that paid him to train in the newspaper business. Every time his boss gave him a raise the government would cut his pay by the same amount! His wife Marvelle and brother Glenwood all worked for the paper in various positions.
He married Marvelle Allmon in 1948. They lived in Arcadia until they moved to Texas in 1950. He went to work for an oilfield company for a short time before returning to the newspaper business. He worked for a small newspaper in LaPorte, a printing company in Houston and in 1966 went to work for the Houston Chronicle. He was hired as a linotype operator but did all the behind-the-scenes work. He worked on all the equipment, set type, page makeup, ad room, proofread and even worked on the boss's car! He worked there for 20 years until retiring in February of 1986. Over those years he saw many changes in the newspaper industry. The biggest change was going from hot metal type to computer.
Marvelle passed away in 1970 and he later married Minnie Davis. They moved to Van Vleck in 1991. He joined the VFW hall in Bay City. He was an active member, working the Sunday night Bingo games and a member of the Honor Squad. He served as Chaplain for 6 years. He was even chosen as Grand Marshall for the Veterans Day parade!
After Minnie passed, he married Annie Gates in 2000. He moved to Wadsworth, a small community outside of Bay City. He stayed active in the church, taught Sunday school, and was a Deacon and Elder at the Christian Church before joining the First Presbyterian Church. He was on bowling leagues since 1957 and continued well into his 90's. His highest score was a 275! He always loved to fly and took lessons in his 80's. He flew a 4 passenger Cessna with a friend as his Pilot and teacher into his 90's. He loved to read, play cards and dominoes, solve crossword puzzles (in ink!) and read emails and work puzzles on his iPad.
Ed leaves behind one daughter, Kathy Cofrin and husband Al, stepchildren Doris Layton and husband Johnny, Laura Evans and husband Steve, Karen Trobl and husband Jimmy, grandchildren Marc Wiseman and wife Melanie, Amy Detrixhe and husband Heath, Johnny Lee Layton and wife Rose, Carole Markham, Steve Evans Jr and wife LaGina, Cory Evans and wife Shannon, Joey Trobl and wife Megan, Suzanne Allen and husband David, Rod Gates and wife Patti, 21 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who all adored and admired him.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Charlie Schurtz officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Flowers may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, 2216 Avenue H, Bay City, TX 77414. Donations in his honor may be made to the VFW Post 2438, PO Box 14, Bay City, TX 77404 or the First Presbyterian Church.
Parents Guy and Emma (Propst) Miller lived on a farm and the twins were born at home, weighing under 5 pounds each. They were so small, they made them a bed in a dresser drawer!
The family moved to Leadwood when he was 2. His father Guy worked in the lead mine. They stayed in that area until Ed was about 9 when they moved back to the farm on Crane Pond. This was during the depression and the mines had closed and his father was out of work. The boys grew up in the woods, hunting and fishing and helping with all the farm chores. They raised corn, wheat, soybean and sorghum cane. They walked behind the 2 mules that pulled the disc to plow about 200 acres. During school periods, they were up at 5 to walk 3 miles to the one room schoolhouse. This schoolhouse still stands today but is now a private home. He attended Annapolis High School and graduated in 1940. He returned every few years to attend the Alumni reunion and was usually the oldest in attendance!
In January of 1941 the family moved to Arcadia. Ed worked at Kaut-White Shoe factory in Ironton. He joined the Navy on April 29, 1942. He served during World War II as an aviation metalsmith. He was stationed in Chicago, California, Virginia, the Philippines and the South Pacific on the Admiralty Islands. He was with the Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit. The Navy would bring the planes in off the carriers for repair.
He received an honorable discharge on December 28, 1945, and returned to Arcadia. Ed, his brother Edwin and cousin Louis Kuhn opened a garage in town. They worked on cars for a couple of years before closing. He then worked at the Mountain Echo as an operator. He ran the linotype for about 4 years. There was a government program that paid him to train in the newspaper business. Every time his boss gave him a raise the government would cut his pay by the same amount! His wife Marvelle and brother Glenwood all worked for the paper in various positions.
He married Marvelle Allmon in 1948. They lived in Arcadia until they moved to Texas in 1950. He went to work for an oilfield company for a short time before returning to the newspaper business. He worked for a small newspaper in LaPorte, a printing company in Houston and in 1966 went to work for the Houston Chronicle. He was hired as a linotype operator but did all the behind-the-scenes work. He worked on all the equipment, set type, page makeup, ad room, proofread and even worked on the boss's car! He worked there for 20 years until retiring in February of 1986. Over those years he saw many changes in the newspaper industry. The biggest change was going from hot metal type to computer.
Marvelle passed away in 1970 and he later married Minnie Davis. They moved to Van Vleck in 1991. He joined the VFW hall in Bay City. He was an active member, working the Sunday night Bingo games and a member of the Honor Squad. He served as Chaplain for 6 years. He was even chosen as Grand Marshall for the Veterans Day parade!
After Minnie passed, he married Annie Gates in 2000. He moved to Wadsworth, a small community outside of Bay City. He stayed active in the church, taught Sunday school, and was a Deacon and Elder at the Christian Church before joining the First Presbyterian Church. He was on bowling leagues since 1957 and continued well into his 90's. His highest score was a 275! He always loved to fly and took lessons in his 80's. He flew a 4 passenger Cessna with a friend as his Pilot and teacher into his 90's. He loved to read, play cards and dominoes, solve crossword puzzles (in ink!) and read emails and work puzzles on his iPad.
Ed leaves behind one daughter, Kathy Cofrin and husband Al, stepchildren Doris Layton and husband Johnny, Laura Evans and husband Steve, Karen Trobl and husband Jimmy, grandchildren Marc Wiseman and wife Melanie, Amy Detrixhe and husband Heath, Johnny Lee Layton and wife Rose, Carole Markham, Steve Evans Jr and wife LaGina, Cory Evans and wife Shannon, Joey Trobl and wife Megan, Suzanne Allen and husband David, Rod Gates and wife Patti, 21 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews who all adored and admired him.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Charlie Schurtz officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Flowers may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, 2216 Avenue H, Bay City, TX 77414. Donations in his honor may be made to the VFW Post 2438, PO Box 14, Bay City, TX 77404 or the First Presbyterian Church.
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