Obituaries of Monroe County, Iowa Francis J. Miller Jacksonville, FL-- Francis (Frank) J. Miller was born in Monroe Co., IA, near Eddyville on June 3, 1914. He passed away November 3, 2005 at the age of 91. He graduated from Albia High School and attended Capitol City Commercial College in Des Moines, IA. He was employed by Exide Battery Corp, in sales and battery mfg. management positions in Des Moines, Sioux Falls, SD, Warsaw, IL and Logansport, IN for over 44 years. While in Sioux Falls, he met and married the former Marian V. Peterson of Garretson, SD and they were happily married for 59 years. Marian passed away in March, 2000. He served nearly 3 years in the U.S. Army in World War II and was honorably discharged with the rank of platoon sergeant, Infantry. After retiring from Exide, he and Marian were affiliated with Frank's sister, Gertrude J. Peters, in owning and operating the Tall Corn Motel, Shenandoah, IA, for 18 years, retiring to Jacksonville Beach, FL in 1995. He was a 57 year member of Masonic Lodge No. 257, Warsaw, IL and was a member of the Beach United Methodist Church in Jacksonville Beach. Survivors include his caring daughter, Linda Hurt and husband Ken Hurt, Ponte Vedra, FL, 2 grandsons, Cleigh (Suzette) Carson, Ponte Vedra, Christopher (Becky) Carson, Alpharetta , GA, 1 granddaughter, Cami (Greg) Giberson, Salisbury, MD, 7 great grandchildren , Sebastian, Isabella , Scarlett, Katelyn, Mac, Cleigh and Tommy. A Celebration of His Life will be held at Beach United Methodist Church on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow at Chapel Hills Memory Gardens, Jacksonville. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach. [Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - November 6, 2005, contributed by A. Newell.] Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.