Edward Eugene Miller
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Edward Eugene Miller, formerly of Harrisburg, went to be with our Lord on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, in Gulfside Regional Hospice in New Port Richey, Fla., after an extensive illness.
He was born on April 15, 1934, to the late Eugene and Beulah Miller.
He is survived by a sister, LaWanda Purcell Reesor (Jim) of Largo, Fla.; close friend, Michael Tidwell of Holiday, Fla.; six nieces, Wanda Austin of Largo, Fla., Janice (Barry) Banther of Tarpon Springs, Fla., Lana Brown of California, Regina Bowman of Pennsylvania, Christine Holbrook of North Carolina and Lila Clair of Texas; and seven nephews, Jack Reid of Lake Jackson, Texas, Gary Miller of California, Jerry Smith of Arizona, Tex Clair of Texas, Jack Smith of Illinois, Richard Murphy of New York and Danny Murphy of Pennsylvania. He is also survived by a host of great-nieces and nephews, as well as many close friends. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Olive Clair, Regina Murphy, Frankie Clark, Ruby Miller and Barbara Miller; and a brother, Raymond Miller.
Ed was purchasing manager and director of support services at Harrisburg Medical Center from 1968 to 1995. He retired to Holiday, Fla., in 1996.
Ed was widely known as an accomplished musician. He played for several churches and quartets in the Southern Illinois area and in Evansville, Ind. At the age of 9, he played for a group on the radio every week and at the age of 13, he played for a quartet on TV every week. He shared his love of music with his great-nephew, John Banther, a student of classical music.
He was the pianist/organist for his beloved church, Lighthouse Baptist Church in Holiday, Fla., whose pastor, John Fountouklis, was a dear friend to Ed, his family and friends.
A memorial service was held at Lighthouse Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. He was cremated and his ashes will be interred at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.