George Clayton Miller

George Clayton Miller, age 84, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 1:30 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 2010, in the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a resident. Mr. Miller was an employee of Zeller Corporation and served the UAW union for more than thirty years, which gave him great pride while serving his peers. He served as a councilman and then was the longtime mayor of the village of Sherwood. His passion in life was always to lend a helping hand and he will be greatly missed. George Clayton Miller was born on November 21, 1925, in Van Wert County, the son of Russell E. and Esther B. (Moser) Miller. He married Deloris E. Ankney on March 6, 1927, in Defiance County and she preceded him in death on January 28, 2008. He is survived by three sons, James (Diane) Miller, of Jasper, Georgia, Robert (Bobbie) Miller and Richard (Debbie) Miller, both of Sherwood, Ohio, six grandchildren, Dan (Leslie) Miller, Steve (Dawn) Miller, Rob (Dani) Miller, Jason (Tonja) Miller, Misty (Jim) Slater and Kari (Greg) Kolb, fifteen great-grandchildren, a brother, Phil Miller, of Mark Center, Ohio, a sister, Phyllis Ballanger, of Hicksville, Ohio, and a very special friend, Ethel Murphy. Visitation for George Clayton Miller will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, Ohio. Services will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sherwood, Ohio, where the family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 A.M. Interment will follow in Sherwood Cemetery. Memorials in the name of George Clayton Miller may be given to St. John’s Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor’s choice.