Merlin Robert Miller

Merlin R. Miller, 83 Merlin Robert Miller, 83, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on July 31, 2012 at his home. Mr. Miller was born on July 16, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia and was the son of the late Marvin E. and Katie Elizabeth Wenger Miller. His past occupations and hobbies included farming, driving a milk route for twenty years, operating Miller?s Cabinet Shop with his brother -in-law in Chesapeake, Virginia, beekeeping, fishing and gardening. He was a volunteer board member of the Mount Pleasant Christian School, a board member of the Virginia Mennonite Property Aid Plan and the Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church in Chesapeake, Virginia and attended Park View Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg. On September 3, 1983 he married Sara Grace Hostetler Yoder Miller. He was preceded in death by his first wife Leona Miller on February 21, 1981. Surviving are four sons, Darrell Miller (Donna) of Las Vegas, Nevada; Gerald Miller (Mary Ellen) of Chesapeake; Dennis Miller (Lori) of Chesapeake; Virgil Miller (Sylvia) of Perkasie, Pennsylvania; four daughters, Joyce O?Bannon (Stan) of Bowman, Georgia; Jeanette Miller (Rufus) of Harrisonburg; Sandra Good (Ray) of Harrisonburg; Lois (Merv) of Middlebury, Indiana; four step children, Christian Yoder (Jon) of Washington D.C., Carl Yoder(Mary) of Canton, Michigan, Tim Yoder of Yorktown, and Katie Mast( Ivan, Jr.) of Plain City, Ohio; a sister, Mildred Miller of Harrisonburg; twenty six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, ten great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at the Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church in Chesapeake, Virginia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Burial will be held at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Friends may call at the McMullen Funeral Home anytime on Thursday during the day. Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community Good Samaritan Fund, 1491 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802 or to the Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center, 9275 Barnes Road, Toano, Virginia 23168. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com. Local arrangements are by McMullen Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. Services in Chesapeake are by Oman Funeral Home.