Dixon Bea Miller Obituary (1932 - 2015)

Dixon B. Miller click here to listen to Funeral Recording Ogden - Dixon B. Miller, 82, was called home with honor, on June 25, 2015. Dixon was born Nov. 12, 1932 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lee Russell and Beatrice Mallory Miller. He was raised by his grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Anderson Miller after his mother died from complications of child birth. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Janice Lee Burt Miller; his children, Beatrice L. Cardwell (Kevin), Dixie K. Miller, Rodney B. Miller, Bruce A. Miller (Diana), Kent D. Miller and Gayle A. Reese; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. He and Janice were known to take in friends and extended family members and raise them as their own. Their bonus children are Eileen Atkinson Hartvigsen, John Brass (deceased), Carmen Miller Cifuentes, Fanny Miller and Carlos Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Olive Kanapus Miller, and one grandson, Bryce Miller. He was loved and admired by many and considered them family. He served in the Idaho National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Naval Reserves. He worked at Hill Air Force Base as a machinist for 30 years, Boeing, Clearfield Job Corp., and as a paraprofessional for Ogden City Schools. He was known as a hard worker and an excellent provider for his family. He loved classical music and enjoyed listening to Janice play the violin and viola, and helping with the Rocky Mountain Symphony and Golden Spike Youth Symphony. He served faithfully in his church callings and especially enjoyed serving as ward clerk. He and Janice served as service missionaries in the Ogden inner-city mission. He always made time for his family and friends and spent many hours planning family vacations. Funeral services will be held the LDS Church Building at 1643 - 26th Street at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. A viewing will be held Tuesday, June 30th at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. from 6 to 8 p. and Wednesday at the church prior to services from 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. Interment, Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the LDS Missionary Fund. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 June 30, 2015 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceTaylor Canyon Ward 1643 26th Street Ogden, UT July 1, 2015 11:00 AM CemeteryMemorial Gardens of the Wasatch 1718 Combe Rd Ogden, UT 84403 July 1, 2015