Obituaries –Wayne G Miller

WAYNE G. MILLER
Executive Secretary of Forest Farmers Association And Prominent Citizen of Valdosta Passes in Washington Hospital.

Valdostans were shocked and grieved to learn today of the death of Wayne Griffith Miller, 51 , executive secretary of the Forest Farmers Association and prominent citizen of this community, who passed away in the Mt. Alto Veterans Bureau Hospital in Washington D.C. , early this morning. He had been confined to the hospital following a sudden attack of illness about three weeks ago , and was believed to be recovering satisfactorily until about three days ago.
Mr. Miller was a man of wide interests and talents, one who made a lasting friendship wherever he went , by his friendly and sincere interest in other people. He was a vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church , Valdosta , a member of Valdosta Post No. 13 of the American Legion and of the Forty and Eight.
He was born in Montpelier , Ohio , a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Franklin schultz Miller. He attended Wabash College in Indiana before entering the service in World War I. He was on the staff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and later held a responsible position with the Christian Herald Magazine in New York and also edited the Homiletic Review.
In 1934 , the Miller family moved to Kissimmee , Florida , where Mr. Miller was connected with the Kissimmee Gazette. From 1937 to 1941 he was the secretary of Commerce at Lake City , Florida. He came to Valdosta with the Forest Framers association in July 1941.
Mr. Miller leaves his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Irene Rogers of Mexico, Missouri, four children , David , a student at the University of Georgia, Athens: Martha Jane , Franklin and Jonathan ,who attend Valdosta High School , also one brother A.L.Miller of Seattle Washington.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at the hour of going to press this afternoon.