Service THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2002, 11:00 AM
OHDE FUNERAL HOMEMANNING, IOWA

Officiating REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Music "THE LORD'S PRAYER", "How GREAT THOU ART", "HE TOUCHED ME"

MILTON BARRY, VOCALIST
RUTH ANN BARRY, ORGANIST

Interment MANNING CEMETERY

Casketbearers DONALD PFANNKUCH, DAVID SEDLECEK, BILL LANGEL, LYNN NULLE, CHARLES ESCHER, ROBERT BARSBY, JR

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.

DRIVERS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION MUST TURN ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, BE ALERT, AND DRIVE IN A CLOSE FORMATION

Mary Ann, daughter of Russell S. and Edna (Lundby) Beaver, was born August 22, 1930, in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1948 and earned her Bachelor of Education from Drake University in 1952. Following her graduation, she taught mathematics in the Elk Horn school system.

On June 15, 1958, she was united in marriage with John F. Miller at her parent's summer home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Two children were born to this union. They made their home in Manning, IA, where she was bookkeeper for the Miller Implement Company operated by her husband. She had retired from teaching in 1963. Mary Ann was a homemaker and volunteer in addition to her various bookkeeping jobs over the years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women and secretary of UPW North West Synod. She was also a member and officer in the American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. The Order of Eastern Star was very important to Mary Ann and she held the office of Worthy Matron seven times. Her math skills were utilized through her many positions as organizations' treasurer. Sewing was her passion and she also excelled in cross-stitch and enjoyed keeping up with technology and current events. She loved animals, especially dogs. Her family and time with them was of the utmost importance to her.

After the death of her husband in 1985, Mary Ann continued to live in their home in Manning. In 1997, she moved to eastern Iowa to be nearer her daughter and son-in-law. After suffering a series of strokes she moved back to western Iowa, eventually residing in the Manning Plaza Nursing Home where she died on Sunday, September 8, 2002, at the age of 72 years and 17 days.

Preceding her in death are her husband and parents.

Mary Ann is survived by her daughter Jane and husband Bruce Beasley of Clinton; son David Miller and wife Darla of Allen, TX; two granddaughters Jenna and Cara Miller of Allen, TX; cousins

'Rusty' Wirth and wife Lois of Harlan, Charles Escher of Manning and Maurine Baird of Arizona; other relatives and friends.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.

A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

A time to kill, and a time to heal, and a time to break down, and a time to build up:

A time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance,

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.

A time to get, and a time to lose, and a time keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Eccl. 3:1-8