Jackie "Jack" Miller

Jackie “Jack” Miller, age 87, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away on Friday September 1, 2023 at Kosciusko Lutheran Hospital.

Jack was born on February 17, 1936 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky the son of Malcolm and Rhoda Miller. He was united in marriage to Mildred Stephens in 1954 who passed away in 1984. He married Gloria Miller in 2002 who survives.

He worked as a machinist making airplane hooks for Arnolt Corporation in Warsaw. When Arnolt closed their production Jack worked at Medtronic retiring in 1999. He enjoyed fishing and farming. He loved working in his gardening and canning his crop. Jack enjoyed watching Christian television programs and would often sing the old gospel hymn the Great Speckled Bird in church. He was a member of the Silver Lake Water of Life Church.

Jack will be lovingly remembered by his wife Gloria Miller of Pierceton; sisters Gail Blevins of Ohio and Judy K. Whitaker of Kentucky; daughter Brenda (Daryl) Beattie of Bradenton, FL; stepdaughters Beth (Ben) Cass of Henderson NV, Lisa Lang of Rhinebeck, NY, and Lynn (Tom) Van Ness of Palm Bay, FL; and sister-in-law Julie Kling of Bremen, IN.

Together Jack and Gloria have one granddaughter, six grandsons, 12 great grandsons and 2 great granddaughters along with several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and first wife Mildred, Jack was preceded in passing by five brothers, Lewis, Paul, Bud, Terry, and Gary Miller and three sisters, Katie Sharp, Patsy Tackett Spencer and Infant Betty.

Visitation from 3:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday September 26, 2023 in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 105 First St. Pierceton.

Funeral services in celebration of Jack’s life will begin at 11:00 am on Wednesday September 27th at the Pierceton Chapel with Pastor Henry Arnett JR officiating.  Interment will follow in Grove Chapel Cemetery 8693 S. 100 W. Claypool, Indiana.

The family kindly request the memorial donations to:

Water of Life Church

401 E. Main St.

Silver Lake, Indiana 46982