In Memory

Mary Turney (Miller)

Mary Turney (Miller)

Mary Elizabeth Miller, 63, of Berrien Springs passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph.

Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Friday, February 10, 2012 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman, with Reverend Dean Pickett officiating. Burial will be in New Troy Cemetery. Friends may meet with the family from 6 - 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. As a breast cancer survivor the family has requested that memorial contributions may be given to the Berrien County Cancer Service or Southshore Concert Band.

Mary was born November 10, 1948 in South Haven, Michigan, the daughter of Floyd and Esther (Barnum) Turney. She was a graduate of St. Joe High School, and served in the US Navy stationed in Norfolk, VA from 1967 - 1970 as a radioman 2nd class. Mary enjoyed playing her saxophone and was a founding member of the Southshore Concert Band. She worked at Clark Equipment where she met Harold Leon Miller. They were married August 31, 1973. Mary was a Girl Scout Leader, a room mother for her children’s classroom, and loved reading and geneology. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and especially loved spending time with her grandkids.

Survivors include her husband Harold Leon Miller of Berrien Springs; her parents - Floyd and Esther Turney of St. Joseph; brothers - Dan (Millie) of St. Joe, Rodger (Cheryl) of Benton Harbor, Don (Jane) of Baroda; children - Emma (Doug) Haygood of Berrien Springs, Joe (Tia) of Stevensville, Rebeccah (Jason) Sanders of Three Oaks; grandchildren Ellie, Jacob, and Brandon Haygood, Cole Miller, Kate, Emma, and Eli Sanders; and many nieces and nephews.

Mary was preceded in death by her best friend Marty Helfman.
 

Visitation

6 - 8 PM ,Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel
9191 Red Arrow Hwy Bridgman, MI 49106

Funeral Service

1 PM ,Friday, February 10, 2012
Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel
9191 Red Arrow Hwy Bridgman, MI 49106

Burial

Friday, February 10, 2012
New Troy Cemetery
Weechik Road New Troy, MI 49119