Dale Turpin

Dale Smith Miller Turpin
1908-2008MOREHEAD – Dale Smith Miller Turpin, 100, of West New York Avenue, DeLand, FL, a former resident of Morehead and widow of Len Miller, passed away December 27, 2008. She was born April 19, 1908, in Hindman, KY, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Hagan Smith.Dale graduated from the University of Kentucky and received her Master’s Degree from Stetson University. She married Leonard (Len) Miller and lived in Morehead, KY where Len coached and was head of the physical education department at Morehead State College for thirteen years. Len was posthumously inducted into the Morehead State University Athletic Hall of Fame, had a scholarship named in his honor, and the Len Miller Room and a bronze bust of Len located in the Academic-Athletic Complex.Their son, Michael Len Miller, was born in 1941 and was three and 1/2 years old when his father died at age 38 in 1945.Mrs. Miller taught in Hindman, KY and Winchester, KY, before she accepted an offer to teach at the former Boston Avenue School in DeLand, FL. She and her son relocated to DeLand and lived with her parents.In 1951, Mrs. Miller joined the First United Methodist Church in DeLand and continued her interest in Sunday School. She served a term as president of the United Methodist Women and also a term as head of a prayer group. She was always interested in the Church and gave the Choir Bells which are used in the Church today.Dale belonged to the B. F. Chapter of P.E.O. and was a member of a Garden Club. She was also a member of the West Volusia Retired Teachers Association.When she retired in 1974, Mrs. Miller married Mr. James William Turpin of Kentucky, who passed away in 1990.Survivors of Mrs. Turpin are her son, Michael Len Miller, and his wife Cynthia of DeLand, FL; a granddaughter, Michelle Len; two grandsons, Michael Charles and Maxx Logan Miller; and a brother, Phil Smith of Jackson, KY.Graveside services and interment will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the Lee Cemetery in Morehead with Dr. Jack Ellis officiating.Visitation is after 11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals.View or sign guestbook at www.northcuttandson.com