 1923 - 2015 (92 years) Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
James Dale Miller |
| Birth |
25 Feb 1923 |
Penrose, Box Elder, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
11 Jan 1943 |
SLAKE |
| Death |
9 May 2015 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
 Submit Headstone Photo |
| Person ID |
I158692 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
James Henry Miller, b. 3 Sep 1897, Corinne, Box Elder, Utah, United States d. 26 Dec 1975, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Amanda Lee Shuman, b. 21 Apr 1897, Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States d. 17 Feb 1970, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Apr 1917 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F40485 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ramona Smith, b. 2 Mar 1927, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 20 Mar 1979, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Jun 1947 |
Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Stephen Smith Miller, b. 12 Aug 1952 d. 26 Aug 2021, Orange, California, United States (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. Dalynn Miller, b. 7 Dec 1960, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 30 Oct 2009, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 48 years) |
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| Family ID |
F40484 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Geraldine Andrews, b. 10 May 1920, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States d. 5 Jun 2015, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 95 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Jul 1979 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F40474 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 25 Feb 1923 - Penrose, Box Elder, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 11 Jan 1943 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 5 Jun 1947 - Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
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 | Marriage - 6 Jul 1979 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 9 May 2015 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - - Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
James Dale Miller of Provo, Utah died of natural causes at age 92 Saturd a y May 9, 2015. Dale was born February 22, 1923 in Penrose Utah to Jame s H enry Miller and Amanda Lee Schuman. As a Child, Dale helped on the fa mil y farm and attended a small community school house in Garland Utah. A fte r high school, Dale attended Brigham Young University but left his st udie s to enlist in the US Army. He was deployed to the Pacific Theater s eein g combat in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Final Assault on Japan.
After World War II, Dale returned to Brigham Young University, where h e w as a track sprinting star. At BYU he graduated with a bachelor’s degr ee i n Education and met his first wife, Ramona Smith. After serving an L DS mi ssion together in France, the couple began a family of 2 boys an d 2 girls . After receiving a PhD from Michigan State University, Dale to ok a posit ion with the US State Department and was deployed to Mexico Ci ty as a For eign Service Officer. When it was time for the older childre n to attend h igh school, the family relocated to Provo, Utah where Dal e worked as a pr ofessor at Brigham Young University. After 32 years of m arriage his wif e Ramona passed away suddenly.
Dale later met Geraldine Andrews at an LDS Church function. They becam e i nstant sweethearts, married, and lived in Provo, Utah for 35 years. D al e and Geraldine had a large combined extended family and were surround e d by many loved ones through their retirement years. The highlight of t he ir golden years was serving an LDS mission to Southern California.
Dale loved to travel and was an avid history buff. He published multip l e professional language texts, and several human-interest books. Dale w a s known for his devotion to the LDS faith, casual humor, kind demeanor , a ctive lifestyle, ability to fix anything, and proclivity to share hom e-gr own fruit and garden vegetables with his entire neighborhood.
Dale is survived by his wife Geraldine, 8 children, 31 grandchildren, ov e r 100 great-grandchildren, many more great-great-grandchildren, and a h os t of friends.
A memorial service will take place at 10 am on Saturday May 30, 2015 a t t he Edgemont 6th Ward of the LDS Church on 4000 N 650 East Provo, U T 8 460 4.
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