Gladys Miller

WILKES-BARRE-Gladys Miller, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Millmont, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Marion O. (Dooley) Miller. Gladys was the oldest and a life time member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was very active in the church and served as a trustee for over 50 years and an usher for over 40 years. She served as a Sunday School teacher and worked in the kitchen preparing meals for youth celebrations for over 20 years. For 13 years, she was in the Foster Grandparent Program at Heights Murray Elementary School. For 45 years, she worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Murray Dolphin. The N.A.A.C.P. recently recognized her as one of the founding members of the Negro Women’s Civic League. Her family meant everything to her and she was always there to lend a hand. She played an active part in the upbringing of several children. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Harold, Wilbur and Donald Miller and Benjamin Claiborne and sisters Myrtle Miller and Valorra Claiborne. Left to cherish her memory are sisters Sandra Lee and Patricia Burton, both of Wilkes-Barre; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Homegoing services will be held Monday at 12:00 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill Street, Wilkes-Barre, with the Reverend Michael Brewster officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Monday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the church. Services have been entrusted to Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.