Lily Jane Miller Salina, Utah Obituary

Lily Jane Miller

Manti, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Lily Jane Miller died on December 6, 2020 at the age of 87. She passed peacefully of natural causes at her home in Manti surrounded by family. She was born and raised in Ephraim, UT on May 31, 1933 to Nels Ira and Stella Lily Olsen. She married Rodney Clement Miller in the Manti Temple on May, 1952 who preceded her in death on March 10, 2010. Lily Jane loved crafting in all its many forms. She was a skilled seamstress, quilter, cake decorator, and candy maker. She spent hours doing needle point of all kinds. She had a passion for genealogy and spent many years searching microfiche to find thousands of ancestors to do temple work for. Volunteering at the Manti Pageant was a cherished yearly tradition that she enjoyed participating in. Throughout her life, she faithfully served in many callings in the LDS church. She is survived by her children: Norma (Don, deceased) Lingwall of Manti, Elaine Miller of South Jordan, David and Sherrie Kaye Miller of Vineyard, and Russell Miller of Manti; grandchildren: Shilo and Autrey Duke of Dallas, TX, Kristen and Danny Woodbury of Canton, GA, Meagan and Ken Smuin of Eagle Mountain, and Desiree’ and Josh Gilman of Phoenix, AZ; plus 11 great-grandchildren; sister Evon Hansen of Spring City; sister-in-law Marilyn Miller of Manti; and brother, Paul and Sylvia Miller of Bountiful All of these she loved and touched deeply. Her family would like to express their profound gratitude to her Gunnison Valley Hospice Care team for their kind and dedicated service. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 11, 2020 in the Manti LDS Stake Center, 555 E Union St. in Manti. Due to COVID restrictions, only family are invited to attend, but we invite her friends to attend via live streaming at 12:00 Noon. Please go to: www.springerturner.com, click on her obituary and scroll to the bottom to watch. Burial will be in the Manti City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah. <center><b>Funeral Services Livestream <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fspringerturner%2Fvideos%2F3655643584499918%2F&show_text=false&width=560" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe><b> If there are any issues with the livestream, backup footage will be posted within 24 hours.
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Manti, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Lily Jane Miller died on December 6, 2020 at the age of 87. She passed peacefully of natural causes at her home in Manti surrounded by family. She was born and raised in Ephraim, UT on May 31, 1933 to Nels Ira and Stella Lily Olsen. She married Rodney Clement Miller in the Manti Temple on May, 1952 who preceded her in death on March 10, 2010. Lily Jane loved crafting in all its many forms. She was a skilled seamstress, quilter, cake decorator, and candy maker. She spent hours doing needle point of all kinds. She had a passion for genealogy and spent many years searching microfiche to find thousands of ancestors to do temple work for. Volunteering at the Manti Pageant was a cherished yearly tradition that she enjoyed participating in. Throughout her life, she faithfully served in many callings in the LDS church. She is survived by her children: Norma (Don, deceased) Lingwall of Manti, Elaine Miller of South Jordan, David and Sherrie Kaye Miller of Vineyard, and Russell Miller of Manti; grandchildren: Shilo and Autrey Duke of Dallas, TX, Kristen and Danny Woodbury of Canton, GA, Meagan and Ken Smuin of Eagle Mountain, and Desiree’ and Josh Gilman of Phoenix, AZ; plus 11 great-grandchildren; sister Evon Hansen of Spring City; sister-in-law Marilyn Miller of Manti; and brother, Paul and Sylvia Miller of Bountiful All of these she loved and touched deeply. Her family would like to express their profound gratitude to her Gunnison Valley Hospice Care team for their kind and dedicated service. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 11, 2020 in the Manti LDS Stake Center, 555 E Union St. in Manti. Due to COVID restrictions, only family are invited to attend, but we invite her friends to attend via live streaming at 12:00 Noon. Please go to: www.springerturner.com, click on her obituary and scroll to the bottom to watch. Burial will be in the Manti City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

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800 North Highway 89
Manti, UT 84642
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