Evelyn R. Miller

Evelyn Ruth Lyall Miller, 79, of Waterloo, Ohio, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and sister went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, May 9, 2016, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. The Waterloo native was born November 27, 1936, the daughter of the late Mack Bower Lyall and Eva Irene Drummond Lyall Roberts. She is survived by her husband, James Edward Miller, whom she married December 20, 1955. Evelyn was a proud graduate of Waterloo High School. She was a dedicated employee of Waterloo Grade School, and the Symmes Valley Local School District, with over 33 years of service as a cook. Evelyn’s life service to her Lord and Savior included filling the church with music, a God given talent. She had no official training. Evelyn played piano, organ, guitar, and accordion. She was a Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, Board Member, Church Secretary, Bible School leader and long standing member of McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church. She dedicated her life to showing young people in the community the love of Christ, volunteering her time to the transportation of children to church services. She worked with the Waterloo Senior Citizens Committee for more than 25 years, serving the local community. She enjoyed gardening and preserving. She was a wonderful southern home cook. She was a beloved Granny to her grandchildren, and a loved and dearly respected pillar of the community. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: a son, Raymond Lee Miller, a brother, Irvin Lee Lyall, a sister- in-law, Wilma Lyall, and two brothers-in-law, Carl Schug and Ivan Miller. In addition to her husband, James E. Miller of Waterloo, she is survived by a son, James Justin (Janie) Miller of Vinton, Ohio; granddaughters, Melissa (Trey) Kilpatrick of Mt Olive, North Carolina and Heather Miller (Jason Hayes) of Wilmington, North Carolina; as well as the newest little sunshine of her life, great granddaughter, Harper Ella Hayes of Wilmington, North Carolina; grandsons, Brandon Unroe, Brett (Jessica) Unroe of Vinton Ohio; great grandchildren, Ethan Unroe, Karissa Unroe, La Marius Unroe, Lillionna Unroe, Brooke Unroe, and Rylee Unroe of Vinton Ohio; sisters, Helen Marie Miller of Columbus, Ohio, Norma Jean (Dick) Holbrook of Newark, Ohio, Shirley Mae (David) Wirth of Pensacola, Florida; brother, Wayne Allen (Patty) Lyall of Urbana, Ohio; as well as a multitude of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday at McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church, Patriot, Ohio. She will lie in state for 1 hour prior to the funeral service. Officiating the service will be Pastor Mark Crawford, Reverend David Henson, and Reverend Mike Severt. Burial will follow at Flagsprings Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio.