The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Thursday, May 11, 1995                 TAG: 9505110373
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

JOHN W. MILLER

John William Miller, 78, of the 5000 block of Mayflower Road, a retired superintendent of Lamberts Point Docks Inc., died May 10, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mr. Miller, a native of Boonsboro, Md., was a longtime member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. He was a past president of the Hampton Roads Traffic Club and a member the Optimist Club. He served in the Army during World War II after graduating from the University of Maryland, class of 1939.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred P. Miller; two daughters, Sue M. Long of Poquoson, Va., Betsy M. Chipman of Virginia Beach; a son, J. William Miller Jr. of Asheville, N.C.; four granddaughters; and one great-grandson.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Fredrick C. Sanner. The family will receive friends at H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the Knox Presbyterian Church Choir or to a charity of the donor's choice.

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