MILLER, Mack L.

Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory, Wickenburg, Arizona Mack L. Miller, age 87, passed away May 10, 2013 in Sun City West, Arizona. Mack was born May 17, 1925 in Buffalo, Oklahoma to Solis Franklin & Julia Ann Miller. He was raised and attended schools in the area and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He trained to be a pilot just prior to the end of WWII. Following his military service he attended Olkahoma State University and worked part-time as a technician with the U.S. Dept of Agriculture, upon graduating and earning a B.S. degree in Soil Science he began working full-time with the USDA. He married Nora May Comstock on January 3, 1953 in Woodward, Oklahoma and they made their home there briefly until Mack transferred to Prescott, AZ. He and Nora lived in various locations in Arizona: Prescott, Springerville, Phoenix and eventually settling in Wickenburg in 2006. Mack was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and during his life he had been active in the St. Vincent de Paul Society as well as a member of the Knights of Columbus. Most important in his life was his family. He was preceded in death by his wife Nora May Miller in 2007 and a grandson Mark Miller in 1997. Mack is survived by children: Greg (Valerie) Miler of Taos, NM, Karen (Pruett) Small of Prescott, Leigh Ann Hanley of Phoenix, Steve Miller of Phoenix, and Paul(Kim) Miller of Phoenix, a sister Patricia Henson of Texas and grandchildren: Ben Miller, Ashley Packer, Shannon Diehl, Collin Miller and Kelsey Miller, and 3 great-grandchildren. A visitation and family gathering will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Wickenburg Funeral Home with a Committal Service to be held on May 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Mt. View Cemetery in Prescott, AZ. The family suggests any memorial contributions in Mack's memory be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society.