Richard Miller
Saturday
27
February

Visitation

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet
2229 N. Mt. Juliet Road
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States
(615)758-5459
Saturday
27
February

Memorial Service

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet
2229 N. Mt. Juliet Road
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States
(615)758-5459

Obituary of Richard "Dick" Miller

Richard Henry "Dick" Miller, age 81, of Mt. Juliet passed away on February 5, 2016 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet on Saturday, February 27th. Visitation with the family will begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue until time of the service. Dick was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Henry and Anne Marie Miller on June 5th, 1934. He went to Cass Technical High School in Detroit and later attended Wayne State University College of Engineering. He worked as a design engineer on the space program in Huntsville, AL at Chrysler Missile Division and Astro-Space Labs. Later he spent twenty years working as an engineering manager at Genesco in Whitehall, MI and in Nashville, TN before retiring in 1991. Dick loved sports and excelled at softball, bowling, and golf and also spent time as an assistant Little League coach. He devoted many years of his life to volunteering with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as Scoutmaster of Troop 206 for several years. He loved classical music, cooking, and traveling. He, his wife, and family took many trips across the United States and to the Caribbean. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 55-1/2 years, Carolyn Miller of Mt. Juliet; sons, Dean Miller of Miami, FL and Duane Miller of San Diego, CA; and sister, Marilyn Frost of Greenville, SC. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Miller and Anne Marie Miller of Detroit, Michigan. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to the Mt. Juliet Library, 2765 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. The family wishes to extend their deep gratitude to all their friends and neighbors who have been so supportive during this difficult time. Arrangements are in the care of Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet, 2229 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122, 615-758-5459, obituary line 615-758-8818, www.sellarsfuneralservices.com
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