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<p>Marion “George” Miller, 92, of Huntsville, passed away February
9, 2023. The oldest of five children, he was born to Alexander
Carl and Nellie Susan (Sills) Miller. Although work on the farm
was hard, he loved growing up with his siblings, Clarence, Ruth,
Grace, and Ralph. George and all his siblings were outstanding
athletes, especially in basketball. It served as an escape from
their duties on the farm. George graduated from Brooklet High
School at 17 in 1947. Following his military service, he continued
his studies at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.</p>
<p>He was named after the Revolutionary General, Francis Marion.
When he joined the Air Force his fellow soldiers told him that he
needed to change his name. It was decided he would be called
“George” after his home state of Georgia. George enlisted in the
Air Force in November 1948. He served in the Air Force from
1948-1958. He was honored to serve and always prayed for the
United States.</p>
<p>He was stationed many places but none as life changing as when he
was at Brookley Air Force Base near Mobile, Alabama. While
attending a social event at the Civilian Recreation Center near
base, he met and later married Wilma Jean Nipper. They were
married 61 years. The Air Force moved George and Jean throughout
the United States and Europe before making Huntsville their home
in 1958.</p>
<p>Although nominated for the Air Force Officers Training School,
George opted for a career in Huntsville. He began his Huntsville
career with Thiokol and NASA. He retired from NASA to begin the
final part of his career with McDonnell Douglas working on Skylab.
His final retirement was in April 1995.</p>
<p>George volunteered in the early days of Jones Valley Elementary
School. He and other dads built the playground and George served
as President of the PTA. He is fondly remembered for the years
coaching his daughter, Karen, and her teammates on many softball
teams at Mayfair Park. These teams often played for the city
championship.</p>
<p>George was quite the handyman and preferred doing jobs himself.
He and his good friend JD Tapper built a beautiful boat. They
enjoyed times on Guntersville Lake. One of his favorite projects
was converting his large two car garage to a rec room. He did
almost the entire project himself to create a space to be enjoyed
by family and friends. Jean and George spent time opening their
home to Karen's friends, loving them as second children.</p>
<p>Mr. Miller was a member of Mayfair Church of Christ for over 50
years. At Mayfair church he participated in serving communion and
as an usher. He enjoyed his Sunday school class, The Classics. He
especially enjoyed good debates and discussions. He and Jean loved
time spent with their dear friends the Savages, Ammons, Hesses,
and Sneeds. During his time at Brookdale, he was happy to find a
great group of table mates and had good conversation and maybe a
trivia game after supper.</p>
<p>Although George hung up his uniform in 1958, he never lost his
zeal for the military. He was selected to participate in the 2017
Honor Flight honoring veterans of World War II, The Korean War and
the Vietnam War. It was trip he would always treasure.</p>
<p>George was proud to be a native of the state of Georgia. He
followed college football and recruiting, especially the Georgia
Bulldogs. His other hobby was time spent on the golf course with
his chief golf buddy, Bill Sneed.</p>
<p>Above all he cherished his family. He held dearest his daughter,
Karen Miller Kimbrough. However, at the very top of those he
adored were his grandchildren, Ben Kimbrough (Savina), Thomas
Kimbrough, and Anna Katherine Kimbrough Baecher (Austin); and
great-grandson, Baylor Allen-George Kimbrough. In addition to his
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild, he is survived by
his sister, Ruth Miller Kingery, and many cherished nieces and
nephews. George was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander
Carl and Nellie, wife, Jean Nipper Miller, his dearly loved
son-in-law, Hal Reuben Kimbrough, brothers, Clarence Miller, Ralph
Miller, and sister, Grace Miller Jordan.</p>
<p>The family would like to extend special thanks to Brookdale, the
Brookdale at Home staff, and Brookdale Physical Therapy.</p>
<p>A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, February 26,
2023, at Huntsville Memory Gardens.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Huntsville Inner
City Learning Center, 2450 Braham Ave., Huntsville, AL 35805, or
Lincoln Village Ministry, 1110 Meridian St., Huntsville, AL 35801.</p>
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<p>Bill Barnes captured this obit from the newspaper and we found
Marion P. Miller in the 1960 HD phonebook with TC#2719 in Section
472.<br>
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