Miller, Kenneth Carter

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Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church and burial was in Bellemont Cemetery.

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The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Kenneth Carter Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas. The date of publication was not provided.

     Kenneth Carter Miller, 69, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon of an apparent heart attack at his home in Wathena. He was the owner of the Miller Pharmacy, a business that observed its 100th anniversary in September 1967. Although Mr. Miller had recently been hospitalized, he was at the Pharmacy Friday morning. A lifelong resident of Wathena, Mr. Miller was a member of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association and the National Association of Retail Druggists. A graduate of Kansas University at Lawrence, he was a charter member of Delta Chi Fraternity of the University. He was an active violinist and was a director of the Kansas University Footwarmers. An active member of the United Methodist Church, Mr. Miller had served as chairman of the official board of the church. At one time he sang in the church choir and on numerous occasions enriched the worship service and other special events of the church with violin solos. A member of Wathena Lodge No. 64, A. F. and A. M., Mr. Miller had served as Past Master, was a past member of the board of trustees of the lodge and was treasurer of that organization at the time of his death, an office that he had held for many years. He was also chairman of the Salvation Army Unit in Wathena at the time of his death. A former member of Wathena City Council, he was always interested in community affairs. Among his many interests were flowers. Mr. Miller had a flower garden each year at his home and it was not unusual to go into his pharmacy in the summer time and see beautiful bouquets of flowers picked from his garden on display. Mr. Miller was a member of Royal Arch Masons No. 16 of Troy, Hugh dePaynes Commandery No. 4 of St. Jo., St. Jo Council No. 9, Moila Shrine Temple of St. Jo and Phoenix Lodge No. 41, I.O.O.F., Wathena. Mr. Miller was very active in St. Jo musical and social circles. As a member of Moila Temple Shrine, he played golf at the Shrine Country Club and in former years was the director of the Moila Chanters, a choral. The evening of February 16 he attended the St. Jo Community Concert Association's program, having been a member for many years. The evening before his death, on February 19, he attended a meeting of the Midland Empire Numismatic Association of St. Jo in which he had won trophies. As a young man, Mr. Miller played in Ray Miller's Hotel Gibson Orchestra, traveling out of Cincinnati. He played in the early days of radio in St. Jo as a member of the Zerbst Capsule Hour Orchestra. Later he played in the orchestra for the operetta productions in Krug Park Bowl in St. Jo and for such traveling groups as Olson and Johnson at the Auditorium in St. Jo. Mr. Miller was a violinist and an entertainer who amused his friends in musical groups with stunts he had worked out for the instrument. As a member of the 25 year club of Local 50 in St. Jo, American Federation of Musicians, he attended the dinner given there annually by the veteran performers. His wife, Juliet, who survives him, is the immediate past president of the Fortnightly Musical Club in St. Jo. Besides his wife, survivors include a son, Roger Miller of Bonner Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Freda Larzelere of Troy, Mrs. Kathryn Beery of Kansas City (his twin sister) and Miss Wilma Miller of Wathena, and three grandchildren. One son, Phillip, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Wiersma officiating. Mrs. Donald Groh played organ selections. Burial was in Bellemont Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. George Ruwwe, Dr. Claude Markt, Albert Zimmerman, Herbert Iffert, Russell Maag and Paul Spence. Arrangements were by Harman Mortuary at Wathena. Among the out of town relatives and friends who attended Mr. Miller's funeral were Mrs. Miller's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Buell and Jack Buell of Salina. Mr. Buell remained to spend a few days with his sister.

Kenneth married Buell, Juliet Elizabeth 18 Mar 1928. Juliet died Aft 1970. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.

Died:
According to his father's obituary, Phillip died sometime before his father did in 1970.

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Birth:
Details of the birth are not known at this time.