William ‘Bill’ Miller Sheridan-native William "Bill" Miller, 78, died June 22, 2008, in Billings.

Funeral services are 9 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church in Sheridan with the Rev. Doug Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. with full military honors at Fort Meade Black Hills National Cemetery.

Born Aug. 27, 1929, in Sheridan to Victor and Gladys Miller, he graduated from Sheridan High School and attended Sheridan College for one year before enlisting in the Air Force in 1950. He served with the 93rd Bomb Wing until he was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant in 1954.

He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an avid golfer and fisherman.

He married Valerie E. Page on Oct. 18, 1952, in Ramsgate, Kent, England, and they raised four daughters in Sheridan.

Miller is survived by his wife of Sheridan; four daughters, Susan Norskog-Jackson of Powell, Shelley Volz of Cheyenne, Lorraine Kobielusz of Sheridan, and Sally Pedersen of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; one brother, Robert A. Miller of Casper; and one sister, Irma Salstrom of Sheridan.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers, and one grandson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801 or the William H. Miller Golf Memorial at Kendrick Golf Course in care of Bank of the West, 2 N. Main St., Sheridan.

The Sheridan Press - June 24, 2008