Thelma G. Miller

Thelma G. Miller, 91, died on June 12, 2023, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City.

She was born on Aug. 27, 1931, in Ransom, the daughter of William Roy and Nellie (Adkinson) Barnett.

A resident of Scott City since 1937, moving from Ransom, she was the retired owner of Miller’s Grain in Scott City.

On August 28, 1949, she married Delmer Miller in Scott City the day after she turned 18. Thelma liked to tell the story that she could legally be married but Delmer had to have his parents sign a consent because the legal age for a woman to marry was 18, but for a man it was 21.

He died on May 28, 1993, in Scott City.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, High Plains Study Club, Funds for Fun, Tuesday Bridge Club, and was past president of Kansas West Conference United Methodist Women.

Thelma enjoyed many other activities. She was a master at making meals for Delmer’s crews during wheat harvest, commander of the dishwasher at the Methodist Church, and an earache specialist. When Delmer semi-retired and bought a boat for fishing, the children and grandchildren decided they would rather water ski, so Delmer bought another boat for him to fish and taught Thelma to drive the other to take her family and friends skiing.

Many great days were spent at Trenton, Nebr. (Swanson Reservoir) at their trailer with family and friends. In her 40s, Thelma chaperoned many church youth groups on snow skiing trips. Thelma last snow skied when she was 75 years old with great-grandsons, Austin and Nick.

Survivors include her son, Craig Miller, Scott City; two daughters, Cozette Buckner and husband, Van, Scott City, and Cynthia Lee Miller and partner, Huxley Nixon, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Lela Bishop, Leoti; five granddaughters, Jennifer Turpin, Stephanie (Turpin) Brown, Andrea (Miller) Tucker, Ashlee (Miller) Moses and Cameron Turpin; five greatgrandchildren, Austin Rios, Nick Brown, Hannah Tucker, Jake Moses and Bo Moses, and one great-great-grandchild, Lumi Rios.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Neal and Wade Barnett.

Visitation will be Sunday, June 18, from 2:008:00 p.m., and Monday, June 19, 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 20, 2:00 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, Scott City, with Rev. Jeff Goetzinger and Rev. Dennis Carter presiding.

Interment will be held in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be written to the United Methodist Women or Park Lane Nursing Home in care of Price and Sons Funeral Homes, Box 553, Scott City, Ks. 67871.