Gail D. Miller

Gail Dean Miller, 91, passed away at Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis, Via Christi on October 20, 2024.  He was born on October 5, 1933 to Vernon and Freeda (Hendricks) Miller in Cheney, Kansas.

Gail married Wanda Wulf on May 3, 1953 at St. Paul’s Lutheran  Church on the hill. Together they had two children, Randall and Kathie.

Gail served in the U.S. Army and was a brick mason and farmer for over 40 years. He also worked as a rural mail carrier. He served many years on the school board for USD #268.  For years, he owned a saw mill and enjoyed making beautiful furniture for others. His greatest joy was to go to the fields and check the crops and watch the family carry on his passion of farming. He was always inquisitive of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and very proud of each and every one of them. He enjoyed gardening and planting trees, especially pecan trees.

He was preceded in death by: his loving wife, of 67 years, Wanda (Wulf) Miller; his parents, Vernon and Freeda Miller; and his brother Donald Wayne Miller.

He is survived by: his brother, Glenn Miller; his son, Randall (Sheri) Miller; his daughter, Kathie Hampton-Additon (Kevin); his companion and life-long friend, Mary Long; his grandchildren, Ryan (Erin) Miller, Cole (Jenny) Miller, Blake Miller, Austin (Bailey) Hampton and Caden Hampton; his step-grandchildren, Jack (Elissa) Additon, Garrett (Tawny) Additon, Kelsey Wonser; and his 10 great-grandchildren.

The family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024 at Wulf-Ast Mortuary (911 Biermann, Garden Plain, KS).  The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (639 N. Lincoln, Cheney, KS).  In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

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