Charles James Miller

Charles James Miller, 86 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Charles James Miller, 86, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of South Portland, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born on Jan. 6, 1923, in Portland, the son of Charles T. and Marion B. (Pearson) Miller, attended local schools, and was a 1940 graduate of South Portland High School. During World War II and Korea, Charles served in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he attended meteorology school. Following his service, Charles entered the Army Reserves, and worked for the U.S. Weather Bureau in Portland. He retired from the weather bureau in 1979 after 32 years, and when he retired from the Army Reserves, he had a total of 35 years in the armed forces. Charles was a winter resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., before moving there permanently. He was a member of the Portland Elks Club, the American Legion Post 17/Harold T. Andrews Post, and the V.F.W. Post #832 South Portland. Charles very much enjoyed playing golf. Charles is survived by his sons, Charles T. Miller and his wife Janice of Raymond, and Stephen P. Miller and his wife Susan of Yarmouth; a sister, Marjorie G. Lowell of Freeport, a brother, Herbert P. Miller and his wife Lorraine of Pinellas Park, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Justin C. Miller of Binghamton, N.Y., Meghan Miller of Boston, Charles Alexander Miller of Newport and Nicholas Miller of Yarmouth. Visiting hours will be 2-6 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2009, at the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Prayers will be recited at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the chapel, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Cross Church, Corner of Broadway and Cottage Road, South Portland. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. Online condolences may be expressed at www.ctcrawford.com. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Charles' name to: The Salesian Missions 2 Lefevre Lane P.O. Box 30 New Rochelle, New York 10802 Charles James Miller