Stanley Eugene Miller

Stanley Eugene Miller, one of eight children of Grace Cenora (Griffis) and Pearl Estle Miller, was born on July 6, 1931 on a farm near Carson, Iowa. He grew up in the Carson area where he attended school. Following school, he joined the United States Navy and fought during the Korean War. Afterwards he farmed on the family farm near the Carson and Oakland, Iowa areas. Stanley held various jobs as a used car salesman, a farm equipment salesman in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and was a Bardahl Oil Sales rep. In addition, Stanley worked for the Pottawattamie County Ambulance Service for 25 years and retired in 1993; he also was employed part-time in maintenance and drove a bus for the Lewis Central School District in Council Bluffs.

Stanley spent the winters in Mission and Huntsville, Texas. There he met and married Pansy Lunell Clopton on January 12, 1999.

Stanley was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to fish, traveling to Canada, Minnesota, and Colorado, and even went deep sea fishing. Stanley also loved to hunt and each year would go to Wyoming for deer hunting. He was a big bargain hunter, enjoyed working with stained glass, and also found time for a round of golf. Stanley enjoyed watching western shows on TV and loved to travel. Also among his many hobbies, he collected western and Indian art, paintings, bronze statues, hats and walking canes.

Stanley and Pansy were married nearly 14 years before Stanley passed away on January 6, 2013 at the Huntsville Health Care Center in Huntsville, at the age of 81 years and 6 months. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Steven Miller; brothers, Harold Miller, John Miller, Donald Miller, and Lloyd Miller; and sisters, Ruth Damon, Naomi Garstad, and Elaine Edison.

Stanley is survived by his wife Pansy Miller of Huntsville; son Ron Miller and wife Lori of Ralston, NE; granddaughters, Noelle Miller, and Amy Williams and husband Trent; great grandsons, Effraim and Uriah Williams; daughter-in-law Barb Alsup and her son Grant; and other relatives and friends.

Memorials are directed to the family.

Interment in the Carson Cemetery.

Loess Hills Funeral Home of Carson in charge of arrangements.