Jack Miller

MT STERLING - Jack Miller, 90, Mt. Sterling, died July 20, 2011. He was born in Harlan, KY on Oct 5, 1920 the son of the late Charles Samuel and Nell Brown Miller and lived his early years in Williamsburg, KY. In 1940, he led Williamsburg High School to the state basketball tournament and was a member of the All State/All Tournament team. He entered WWII in 1941 and served his country in the U. S. Army until he was wounded during the Allied invasion of Normandy in July 1944. Jack received the Purple Heart for his combat actions. Upon return from the war he graduated from Lincoln Memorial University and received a Masters Degree from the University of Louisville. He then returned to Williamsburg where he had a successful career as a teacher, coach and Superintendant of Williamsburg City Schools. In June 1962 he became Superintendant of Mt. Sterling City Schools. During his career in education, he was instrumental in guiding both school districts through difficult times in the 1950s and 1960s. He continued to be a public servant after retiring from the school system in 1978. He was elected mayor of the city of Mt. Sterling and served as Kentucky Executive Director for Disabled American Veterans. Jack continued to volunteer in many capacities with the Veteran's Administration until his passing. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Sterling and the Mt. Sterling Rotary Club. Jack is the subject of an oral history project on his life and career conducted by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Mildred Massengill Miller. He is survived by two daughters, Colette Miller Stevenson (Matthew) of Annapolis, MD, Jackie Miller of Mt. Sterling, and two sons Sam Miller (Bo) of Mt. Sterling and Eddie Miller (Chris) of Huntington, W. VA, along with five grandchildren, Ellen (Scott) Wells of Alaska, Casey (Chris) Miller of Paducah, KY, Katie (Shane) Pearson of Madison, WI, Erin (Kevin) Meehan of Honolulu, HI and Sarah (Ken) Kerr of San Diego, CA and twelve great-grandchildren; one sister, Doris (Ernest) Croley of Oak Ridge, TN; two brothers-in-law, Buddy and Harold Massengill of Middlesboro, KY; and six sister-in-laws, Emma Miller of Danville, KY, Susan Miller of Adams Run, SC, Thelma Williams of Louisville, KY, Susie (James) Pursiful, Helen Harris, and Wilma (Everett ) Mays all of Middlesboro, KY. Visitation will be held from 4-8pm Sun, July 24, at the Taul Funeral Home of Mt. Sterling. Funeral services will be held at the Taul Funeral Home Chapel at 10am on Mon, July 25, with Rev. Rick Johnson officiating and burial following in the Machpelah Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by Fort Knox burial detail, the Kentucky National Guard, who will serve as pallbearers, and American Legion Post # 22. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kentucky Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250- 0301.