Betty Jean Miller

January 17, 1931 - July 11, 2017

Betty Miller Boone, Iowa January 17, 1931 ~ July 11, 2017 Memorial Services for Betty Miller, 86, of Boone, Iowa will be 9:00 am Saturday, July15, 2017 at Central Christian Church, 803 Greene Street, Boone, IA. Burial will take place at Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to The American Cancer Society. Betty Jean Miller, daughter of Arthur Richard Patten and Theodora Josephine Buckingham Patten, was born January 17, 1931 in Boone, Iowa. Betty died with her family by her side at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, Iowa, on July 11, 2017 at the age of 86 years. Betty was a lifelong resident of Boone, Iowa. She graduated from Boone High School in 1949. On September 16, 1951, Betty was united in marriage to Donald Miller in Boone, Iowa. They were the proud parents of four sons: Van, Kim, Matt, and Nick. They made their home in Boone where Betty stayed busy raising their four boys. Betty also stayed very active in the community, where she was the President of the Boone Women’s Club, Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star, and she also took the lead in planning many class reunions. Betty and Donald were also Charter Members of the Boone Historical Society. Betty also stayed busy growing flowers, taking walks, knitting and crocheting. She was a member of the Central Christian Church in Boone, Iowa. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Donald; her son Matt; sister Janice (Jack) Smith; and infant sister Julane. She is survived by her children: Van (Kathy) Miller of Vinton, IA, Kim (Dawn) Miller of Kansas City, MO, and Nick (Carla) Miller of Omaha, NE; brother-in-law Richard Miller of Des Moines, IA; 12 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; other relatives; and many friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or to the family to be used at their discretion.