This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KarinKing45 Surnames: Miller, Coffee, Colchin, Ordway, Sharp, Kitson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/4497/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat Adams County, Indiana Monday, Oct. 27, 1997 JOAN J. MILLER Joan J. Miller, 76, Butler, died at 2 p.m. Saturday in Laurels of DeKalb, Butler, after a long illness. She was born on March 20, 1921 in Decatur to Frederick I. and Frances B. Coffee Colchin and married Francis W. Miller on January 17, 1948; he died on December 15, 1972. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and its Rosary Society. Surviving are three sons: Dennis Miller, Butler; Christopher J. Miller, Hamilton and Kevin G. Miller, Escondido, California; a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Monica R.) Ordway, Butler; two brothers, Maurice "Gabby" Colchin, Decatur and Max Colchin, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mary J. Miller, Decatur and Mrs. Claude (Lois) Sharp, Baldwin, Indiana; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. A brother, Mark Colchin and two sisters, Monica Colchin and Martha Kitson, are deceased. A prayer service will be held at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Decatur. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Decatur. Visiting hours and 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday with a rosary service at 4:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to St. Mary's Parish Improvement Fund of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.