Marvin Wayne Miller Sr. - Spry Funeral Home
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Marvin Wayne Miller Sr.
January 20, 1935 - June 30, 2024
Marvin Wayne Miller Sr., age 89, resident of Athens, Alabama passed this life surrounded by his loving family.
Marvin was born in Macon County, Tennessee on January 20, 1935 to Emma Josephine (Emmanuel) and Velmer Lee Miller. On June 24, 1956, he married the love of his life, the late Margaret Ann Hurst Miller. They shared four children as he and the family traveled far and wide before eventually settling in Athens in 1962. As a U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran, Marvin was a man known for his faithful service in all aspects of his life; from his church involvement to his brotherhood of Freemasons. He was remarkably intelligent, steadfast in his beliefs, and unyielding until his last day. Those who knew him would leave with a laugh and a smile. After Marvin retired from his ownership of West End Outdoors, he enjoyed tending his flower and vegetable gardens, birdwatching, and puzzling. Some of his favorite times were spent with his dogs, the late Roxy Miller and Lillie Belle, and gathering with family for Sunday dinner.
Services will be 2PM Saturday at Spry Funeral Home Chapel in Athens with Dan Hughes officiating, burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday 12noon until service at Spry Funeral Home.
He is preceded in death by his father Velmer Lee Miller, his mother Emma Josephine Emmanuel Miller, and his brother Edward Miller.
He is survived by his sister Barbara (Miller) Coker, his 4 children, Marvin Wayne Miller Jr. (Trudy), David Eugene Miller (Linda), Lisa Miller Marshall (Scott) and Laura Miller Then (Roger); grandchildren, Marvin Wayne (Cain) Miller III (Amanda), Molly Caitlin Miller (Ronnie), Mitchell Allen Montgomery Miller, Steven Montgomery Miller, Jeanine Marie Montgomery Miller (Preston), Preston Scott Marshall (Hannah), Steven Patrick Marshall (Whitney), Paul Leonhard Then II (Julie), Caroline Elizabeth Then (Mark).
The pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Creating Hope For Paws charity of Athens, AL.
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1 comment
Dave Spencer
2024-07-02 00:18:48
Wayne, God bless you and your family during this difficult time.
