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1 of 1977 Warren L. Miller 1899-1982

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Name

Miller, Warren L.

Genealogy ID

11088

Born

16 SEP 1899

Birthplace

Sullivan, Tioga PA

Deceased

07 NOV 1982

Deceased where

Wellsboro, Tioga PA

Cemetery

State Road Cemetery

Education

State Road Schoool
Mansfield High School 1917
Mansfield State Normal School 1919
Co A Students Army Training Corps SATC MSNS
Mansfield State Teachers College 1928
Bucknell University 1937

Occupation

Educator, principal, superintendent of schools

Titles & honors

World War One
World War One Memorial Wall
Warren L. Miller Elementary School
F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247
Austin-Cox American Legion Post 478
Corey Creek Golf Club

Military

World War One

Father

Charles Rumsey Miller

Mother

Helen Kelly

Spouse

Elizabeth Grover, Dr. Mildred P. Menge

Children

Robert G. Miller
Charles Richard Miller
Eleanor A. Miller
Helen JoAnne Miller

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Obit

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WARREN L. MILLER (SRGP 11088)
Retired Mansfield High School principal Warren L. Miller, age 83, died on Sunday, Nov. 7, 1982, at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro. He was born Sept. 16, 1899 on a farm in Sullivan Township, the son of Charles and Helen Kelly Miller. Mr. Miller graduated from Mansfield Normal School in 1919 and received his bachelor's degree in education in 1928 from Mansfield State Teachers College. He received his masters degree from Bucknell University in 1937. Mr. Miller, of 78 St. James St., had taught, coached, and supervised at Mansfield High School for 41 years. He was principal of that school from 1930-1934 and supervising principal until his retirement in 1964. During his tenure, Mr. Miller coached every sport at the school, including football, baseball, basketball, track, and soccer. Two years after Mr. Miller retired, when a new elementary school in Mansfield was completed, the school board voted to name it after him. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield, member of the Kiwanis Club of Mansfield, member and past master of Friendship Lodge #247 Mansfield, member of the Mansfield American Legion. He was one of the original organizers of the Corey Creek Golf Club, was one of the original members of the Northern Tier Broadcasting Council, active for many years in Boy Scouting, and was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He received an honorary membership in the Future Farmers of America in 1961. He is survived by his wife, Mildred (Menge) Miller; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Eleanor) Reed, Gloversville, NY, and Mrs. Edward (Jo Ann) Lemos of Dover, NH; two sons, Robert G. of Mainesburg, and C. Richard of Harrisburg; one brother, Paul, of Kane; 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 pm at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Benjamin Nevin, his pastor, officiating. Burial at State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg. Donations may be made in his memory to the charity of your choice. Arrangements in charge of the Kuhl Funeral Home at Mansfield.

inducted at Mansfield, PA, Oct. 8, 1918
Students Army Tng. C State Normal School Mansfield
Pvt.
did not serve overseas
honorably discharged Dec. 11, 1918