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Phyllis Rose Lease
Miller
Phyllis Rose Lease Miller, age 93, of Greenville, Ohio passed away on
Friday, September 19, 2014 at State of the Heart Hospice, Greenville,
Ohio. She was born April 18, 1921 in Wakefield, Ohio to the late
Earl C. Lease and Florence L. (Clark) Lease. She was a 1939
graduate of Greenville High School and attended Dayton Comptometer
Business College and Miami Jacobs in Dayton, Ohio. She worked at
General Athletics, Frigidaire, Dayton Rubber and retired from
Greenville Manufacturing in 1991.
Phyllis was baptized at and a member of Wakefield Lutheran Church and
St. Paul Lutheran Church. She served on the Altar Guild and
Landscape Action team, Greenville Area Women’s Connection and weekly
Bible study. She used her sewing talents to help others.
She made lap robes for babies and adults in hospitals and for the
Veterans’ Administration, helped make teddy bears for children with
cancer and large quilts for Africa.
She was active in the Ladies’ Auxillary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Greenville Memorial Post 7262, having served six consecutive years as
President of the Ladies’ Auxillary, six years as patriot instructor,
seven years as poppy chairwoman and made regular visits to the
Veterans’ Hospital for many years. She received the VFW’s Citizen
of the Year Award in 2010 and Auxillary Member of the Year in
2012.
Phyllis was a charter member of the Wood Sprite Garden Club since 1986
and helped decorate nursing homes for the holidays, along with other
gardening activities for the community. She provided service to
the Darke County Visitors’ Bureau, Darke County Soil and Water
Conservation District, the Cancer Association of Darke County and Rest
Haven Nursing Home. She was a member of the Business and
Professional Women’s Club and was named Woman of the Year in
1994. She sold fair tickets for BPW for over 25 years. She
also belonged to the Towne Square Quilt Club since 1981.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John Miller
Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Dena R. (Robert) Nelsen of
Bowling Green, Kentucky and Annice E. Miller of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
step-granddaughters Alexandra Nelsen and Vanessa Nelsen; sisters Jean
Klepinger and Martha Boyd; brothers Clark Lease and Donald Lease and
numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. The family
extends their sincere thanks and appreciation to Phyllis’ caregivers at
State of the Heart Hospice.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:30
a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church at 131 East Fourth Street,
Greenville, Ohio with Pastor Peter Menke officiating. Burial will
follow in the Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive
friends Monday, September 22, 2014 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Zechar
Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio and on Tuesday one hour prior to
the services in the church. There will be a VFW Ladies Auxiliary
service at 7:45 PM on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions (in lieu of flowers) may be made to St. Paul
Lutheran Church Endowment Fund.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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