Woodrow H. Miller

Woodrow H. Miller, 87, formerly of Warwick, R.I., died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, in DeLand, after a long illness. He worked for more than 25 years for the former New England Milk Producers Association, now known as Agrimart, serving as farmer field agent, district manager and purchasing agent. Born in Westfield, Mass., March 25, 1918, he graduated from the High School of Commerce, Springfield, Mass., in 1936. He attended the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in animal husbandry. Woody was wounded in Germany in 1945 for which he received the Purple Heart, being retired from the U.S. Army as a captain because of his wounds. He remained active in the Military Officers Association of America as well as Future Farmers of America, the Rhode Island Agricultural Council and the 4H. He served as secretary-treasurer of the RI Agricultural Council from 1970 until 1979. For several years, he served as an officer in the Pine Forest Homeowners Association of Orange City, Fla. He was a member of the Shawmunt Lodge F& AM, Indian Orchard, Mass. Woody was active in the Foster Memorial Congregational Church in Sixteen Acres, Mass., Edgewood Congregational Church, Cranston, R.I., and the First Congregational Chruch, Orange City. He was an avid gardener and lover of music. He was the son of George S. and Mary (Cotton) Miller. He was predeceased by his brothers, George and James, and his sister, Grace (Miller) Raymond. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Shirley (Warwick) Miller, who resides in Orange City. He had three children, James, Fernandina Beach, Steven, Duluth, Ga., and Susan (Miller) Wakelin, Orange City. Woody has five grandchildren, James, John, and Alan Miller, and Lisa (Wakelin) Martinez and Brent Wakelin; and one great-grandchild, Kaylin Martinez. A memorial service for Woodrow will be held at First Congregational Church in Orange City on November 26, at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. Memorial donations may be made to First Congregational Church, 201 W. University Ave., Orange City, FL 32763. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Lankford Funeral Home, 220 E. New York Ave., DeLand. (386) 734-2244. www.lankfordfuneralhome.com.