HUDSON — Mary A. Miller, 78, passed away Sept. 18, 2018 in Hudson, Kan.

She was born April 7, 1940, in Vernon, Kan., the daughter of Chester R. and Edna M. Pickering Wells Sr. A longtime area resident, she was a beautician. 

She attended Trinity Community Church in Hudson and was the Stafford County Fire Chief for 19 years. She enjoyed making jelly and doing crafts.

On Nov. 2, 1962, she married Milton Edward (Shark) Miller in Oklahoma. He died Dec. 24, 1997.

Survivors include, three sons, Raymond Johnson, Edward (Sherry) Miller and Mike L. Miller Sr., all of Hudson, Kan.; sister, Fran Fensky, Hudson, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Chester R. Wells Jr.

Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Trinity Cemetery, Hudson, with Pastor Wade Russell presiding. Memorials may be given to the Mary A. Miller Memorial Fund in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477 Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Funeral arrangements provided by

Beckwith Mortuary 

P.O. Box 477 

Larned, KS 67550

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 21, 2018