Obituary

Charles donald (“don”) miller, 85, formerly of charleston, passed away sunday, october 25, 2015 at avista adventist hospital in louisville, colorado following a short illness. He was born october 4, 1930 in cincinnati, ohio and was a son of the late charles clemens miller and luana born miller.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son merrill sullivan miller, wife of 50 years nancy mitchell miller, sister charlotte miller o’leary and step mother sadie miller.
Don is survived by his daughter selwyn knap and her husband mike of lafayette, colorado; brother elmer j. Miller of the villages, florida; sister ruth ann nash peel and her husband malcolm of amherst, ohio; and many nieces and nephews and cousins.
Don was a wonderful man who loved his family dearly. His favorite hobby was traveling and he and nancy visited all 50 states, all 7 continents and most canadian provinces. He was an avid reader and sports fan, and enjoyed bowling and photography. Don was always on the go, always up for an adventure, especially if there was something new to be learned or experienced.
He graduated from walnut hills high school, and earned a degree in chemical engineering from the university of cincinnati, where he was a member of tau beta pi, the engineering honor fraternity. He also held an mba from wvu.
Don worked at union carbide for more than 35 years, most of his tenure at the institute, wv plant. He was also in the production planning group for the ponce, puerto rico plant where he and his family spent two wonderful years. He was a member of the investigative team for the bhopal, india disaster.
He was a 50-plus year active member of christ church united methodist.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.M., friday october 30 at christ church united methodist, 1221 quarrier st., charleston, wv 25301 with the rev. Jay parkins officiating. Burial will follow in mountain view cemetery, charleston.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.M., thursday and one hour prior to the service friday, all at the church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the alzheimer’s association, west virginia chapter, 1111 lee street e., charleston, wv 25301 or to christ church united methodist.