Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMargery Pauline PRITCHETT 26
Birth Date23 Feb 1922
Birth PlaceLamar, Barton County, Missouri
Death Date28 Oct 2011 Age: 89
Death PlaceLamar, Barton County, Missouri
Burial PlaceLamar Heights, Barton County, Missouri, Lake Cemetery
FatherJames Alonzo PRITCHETT (1870-1953)
Spouses
Birth Date29 Jul 1910
Birth PlaceOklahoma
Death Date19 Aug 2010 Age: 100
Death PlaceLamar, Barton County, Missouri
Burial PlaceLamar Heights, Barton County, Missouri, Lake Cemetery
OccupationWWII Soldier TEC 4 Army Air Force
Family ID3917
Marr Date24 Dec 1941
Marr PlaceLamar, Barton County, Missouri
ChildrenVirginia Paulene (1943-2007)
 Wanda Arlene (1946-2012)
 V. E. (1955-)
Notes for Margery Pauline PRITCHETT
Margery Pauline Miller, age 89, of Lamar, died Friday October 28, 2011 after a short illness.

Margery was born February 23, 1922 at Lamar to James Alonzo "Lon" and Mary Catherine (Lawrence) Pritchett. She attended country school at Hanes Grove. On December 24, 1941, she married Amos Miller at Lamar. Margery was a homemaker and a caregiver. She was also a member of Jasper Christian Church and loved making quilts.

Survivors include one son, Vern & Karen Miller of Flower Mount, TX; one daughter, Arlene Buck of Lamar; five grandchildren, Travis and his wife Teresa Buck of Lamar, Nathan, Kyle, Daniel and David Miller, of Flower Mound, TX; two great-grandchildren, Jed & Clara Buck of Lamar; niece: Mary Lou Ahr of Ft. Wayne, IN.

Margery was preceded in death by her husband Amos on August 19, 2010, and daughter Virginia Erwin on October 23, 2007; three sisters, Laura Smith, Mary Woodrum, and Grace Vilas; and two sons-in-law, Keith Buck on November 28, 2004, and James Erwin February 2007.

Funeral service for Margery will be 10:00 am Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Daniel Funeral Home with burial to follow at Lake Cemetery

On Find A Grave.


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(1) Jun 2002: Pedigree Resource File CD 2 submitted 4 Jun 1999 by Harriet Hester Johnson, 311 Fifth Street, Paintsville, Kentucky 41240
Notes for Amos (Spouse 1)
Amos Miller, age 100, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Truman Healthcare Center.

Amos was born July 29, 1910 at Capron, Oklahoma, to L.J. and Lily (Corley) Miller. As a child, he moved with his family to Barton County where he spent most of his life and achieved his goal of celebrating 100 years. On December 24, 1941, at Lamar, he married Margery Pritchett and, in 1942, was called to military service. As a soldier in the 88th Infantry Division, Amos was deployed to Italy, Casa Blanca, and North Africa during World War II. Returning home in 1945, Amos continued his career as a skillful auto mechanic. He also was a master of lawn mowers of any make or model and had designed engines and parts for many of the Lawn Boy mowers. He was a member of the Jasper Christian Church, the Lamar Masonic Lodge, I.O.O.F., and VFW Post 3691.

Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Margery, of the home; his son and daughter-in-law, Vern & Karen Miller of Flower Mound, Texas; a daughter, Arlene Buck of Lamar; five grandchildren, Travis and his wife Teresa Buck of Lamar, and Nathan, Kyle, Daniel and David Miller, all of Flower Mound, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Jed and Clara Buck.

Amos was preceded in death by a daughter and two sons-in-law, Virginia & Jim Erwin and Keith Buck; seven brothers; and three sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Daniel Funeral Home where Masonic Rites will be observed at 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery with military honors conducted by Lamar VFW Post 3691.

On Find A Grave.


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(1) Jun 2002: Pedigree Resource File CD 2 submitted 4 Jun 1999 by Harriet Hester Johnson, 311 Fifth Street, Paintsville, Kentucky 41240
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