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Marriage: {629} 24 May 1931: Married at the home of Charles A. Miller, by the Reverend MB Carmen. Witnesses: Albert E. Marsh and Viola Kingdon. Permission for the bride to marry was signed by her father. (According to Mildred, they delayed marriage until Ted was able to finish paying for the schooling of Neva & her husband - beautician's & barber's school.) Ted was shoe salesman and Mildred was the secretary for the manager of Fuller Brush in Omaha, just before they married. They lived in Norfolk, NE until 1932, then moved to Omaha where Ted was salesman for Buck's Bootery. Lived in Fullerton, NE briefly - then in Columbus, NE where he managed Buck's Bootery Store (1936). This is where they rented a house next door to Fritzhof & Matilda Person. Ted Jr. used to follow Carole's Grandpa Person as he walked down the rows of his wife's garden (pipe in mouth, and hands behind his back). 1937: They headed for CA on a vacation sharing car expenses with Ellen Person, who was going out to help her sister, Alice following birth of Carole. Ted looked around & liked it - got a job at GallenKamps Shoe Store in San Bernardino, CA. They rented a house, later moved to a house on Reese St. 17 March 1941: they opened Millers Shoe Store in Barstow, CA. and started building a house on 1st St. Moved into it on Pearl Harbor Day, 1941. Ted signed up with the Red Cross. Lillian Coffland managed the shoe store, and Mildred helped out. They owned the store until 1947. Ted bought the Melrose Hotel & it was managed by his brother, Bernard Miller. His sister, Neva was also employed there. Ted started his accounting business and got a real estate license. Sold the hotel about 1949. Jan 1949, moved to Fullerton, NE to take over father's business when CA Miller died. (Ted Jr remained in Barstow, living with the Pendletons until he graduated in June.) Ted Sr secured real estate & insurance licenses for Nebr. ~1954: Sold out the NE business and returned to Calif. because of Rick's allergies. Reopened the Barstow accounting office and ran it until retired to Sun City. For several years, Ted commuted twice a week back to Barstow rather than desert his long-time clients. 1963-64: Purchased home at 26242 Ridgemoor Rd, Sun City, CA 92381. 1981: Celebrated 50th Wed. Anniv. with reception at Masonic lodge bldg in Sun City. Lois June Miller Lindholm attended, & all of Mildred's brother & sisters were there. 1985: Ted has been ill off-&-on over the last few months, but has managed to do the income tax papers of several old customers &/or their widows. One account was paid off with a pan of cinnamon rolls! He says he won't be doing them next year - but he's a soft-touch. Husband: Ted was raised by his father & step mother, Lucy Shively Miller, in Fullerton, NE. He spent about a year (1912-3) with his mother, Lillie, & her brother, Sam Evans, in Iowa following his parents separation. Following 2 years of college at the Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln, he went to work as a salesman for Buck's Bootery in Omaha in the building across the street from the one in which Mildred worked as a secretary. Later worked at store in Albion, NE and in Columbus, NE. 1937-41: He managed a Gallenkamps Shoe Store in San Bernardino, CA. 1941: he opened his own store in Barstow, CA, called Miller's Shoe Store. Later bought the Melrose Hotel, which was operated by his brother, Bernard & sister, Neva. During WWII, he was in the Red Cross overseas in Honolulu & Okinawa where he served the prisioners returning from Japan. Following his discharge he sold his shoe store & entered into the tax consultation & accounting business in Barstow. He was an active counsellor in civics, government & community projects for the Boy Scouts. 1947: he bought his first horse & named her Babe, his nick name for his sister Lois June. On Flag day in 1948, following a mistaken diagnosis of constipation & the adminstration of an enema of water & salts, Babe had a foal that he named Flagg. He sold both horses to Wilber Olson when the family moved to Nebraska in 1949, following his father's death. He bought a horse (name unknown) there & was active in the Fullerton horse club. He operated his fathers real estate & insurance business in Fullerton until 1953, when moved back to Barstow, CA & re-opened his tax consulting business. Shared a business office with Wm. Knaggs at 119 1/2 East Main St., Barstow, CA. 1963: moved to Sun City, CA but retained his business in Barstow & commuted to work for about 10 years. During that time he started tax consulting at Sun City & worked in that capacity until forced to retire in 1885 due to bad health. Often served as executor for estates. He became progressivly weaker during the next five years, and was cared for at home by his loving wife. He belonged to the Methodist Church in Fullerton and in San Bernardino, the First Congregational Church in Barstow and the United Church in Sun City. He was a member of the Apple Valley Country Club & the Cherry Hills Country Club at Sun City where he had his hole-in-one. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, & a member of the Scottish Rite, Shriners, at San Bernardino. In 1975, he attended his high school class reunion, 21 of the 37 graduates attended. {629} 24 May 1931: Age 23 (Given Name: Ted W.; Birth: c1908). 3 Jan 1985 medical papers show he sought treatment from Dr. R.A. Roethe (internal medicine), Fullerton, CA. Was given prednisone. Funeral arrangements handled by Evans-Brown Mortuary. Services at the church in Sun City with Pastor Pearson officiating. Interment at Crestlawn at 3 PM (following buffet lunch at Miller's house). SS #506-09-2226. {266} 9 Jan 1920: Age 11 (Given Name: Theodore; Birth: c1909). 27 Aug 1990: Ted died before 3:30 AM. Mildred called Dr. Stoner. Both boys - Rick, Carole & Ted Jr. came at once. (MMKM 1990 calendar). Handwritten page by Marie Evans Pullen identies "Theodore 'Ted'" as child of Lillian Evans Miller. Soc Sec #506-09-2226. Wife: Interests: Golf, sewing, knitting, singing (soprano), plays organ. Was secretary to manager of Fuller Brush in Omaha until married. See residences. 17 March 1942: Mildred's parents & brother, Jack moved to nearby Newberry, CA (Alyce Mae was already living in CA.) WW II broke out and Ted served overseas with the Red Cross. 1949: Returned to Fullerton, NE following death of Ted's Father, Charles A. Miller on 18 Jan. Lived there until 1953, when Ted, Mildred & Rick moved back to Barstow, CA. Ted opened an accounting office. They played golf at Apple Valley Country Club. Mildred has high blood pressure. Has taken thyroid medication for years, has atrophied thyroid gland. 1988: Mildred has Sjogren's syndome which causes dryness of the mouth and eyes, it is one of the auto immune problems believed to be caused by a virus. {629} 24 May 1931: Age 19 (Birth: c1912). {264} 9 Jan 1920: Age 8 (Given Name: Mildred M.; Birth: c1912). Attended school. 1992: SS #555-14-0574. Had four Holes-in-one: 19 Nov 1976 at Sun City Hole #7 (?). Riverside CA - Press Telegram - 18 Jan 1994 - pB5 MILLER, MILDRED MARIE KINGDOM 82, died Friday evening, January 14, 1994, in Placentia, CA. Mildred was born July 15, 1911 in Kennard, NE, the daughter of William E. and Mama A "Nettle" Jacobson Kingdon. She grew up at Kennard and graduated from high school there in 1929. She then attended boyles College of Business and was a secretary to the manager of Fuller Brush in Omaha until she married Ted William Miller May 24, 1932 in Fullerton, NE. They were married 57 years at the time of his death in 1990. She moved to San Bernardino, CA, in 1937 with her husband and eldest son, Ted, Jr., and then to Barstow in 1941. where her son, Richard, was born. At Barstow she was active in the Congregational Church choir and Women's Fellowship, and in Eastern Star. She belonged to the Apple Valley Country Club where she shot three of her five holes-in-one. In 1963 she moved with her husband to Sun City, CA. There she was active in the United Church, the choir and Women's Fellowship. She continued to play golf, and was a club champion. Mildred was a past president of the Women's Club at Cherry Valley Golf Course. She enjoyed playing bridge, sewing, knitting and music. Mildred is survived by her sons, Ted of Buena Park and Richard of Vorba Linda; her grandchildren, Laura, Stephen, Sharon and Nicole; and her great-grandchildren, Chance and Jonathan. Also surviving are her two sisters, Alice Smothers of San Bernardino and Viola Diehi of Overton, Nevada. Two brothers, William and Jack, preceded her in death. Services will be held Wednesday, January 19, 1994 at the United Church of Sun City at 10 am. She will be interred at Crestlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to her favorite charity. World Vision, Monrovia, CA. Evans-Brown Mortuary, Sun City, Directors (909) 679.1114.