Ethel J Miller

Ethel Jean Miller, 64, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, February 2, 2019 in Jacksboro, Texas. Ethel Jean was the seventh child of seven children born to Cora Mae (Batts) Spencer and Holliace Spencer in Fort Worth, Texas. In her youth, she was an excellent student at Paul Laurence Dunbar Jr. & Senior High school. (Fort Worth, TX) She excelled in the language arts and enjoyed singing. Her favorite song as a child was "He": The lyrics were: "He can turn the tide and calm the angry sea, ....and He will always say I forgive" She sung this song at one of her graduations. Her summers were spent playing down on her uncle's farm in Jefferson, Texas. She delighted in chasing the chickens about. She was affectionately known as "baby Jean" and was doted on by her family. After graduating from High School, she moved to Flint, Michigan and accepted a Manager's position in her sisters storefront Nadine's Boutique. This is where she would meet her husband Willie B Miller. Ethel Jean married Willie B Miller, on January 30, 1976. They would later divorce, in 1984. They have one child together, Tahonie (Miller) Freeman. During her time in Flint, Ethel Jean attended Mott Community College in Flint Michigan, and pursued a major in Psychology. She would later change her major and earn a Dental Assistant Certification and obtain work at a local dentist office. She later changed careers and began work for Chevrolet and Buick as a skilled trade technician and tools specialist. She held the highest pre - employment test score of anyone who completed the test before her, in this field of work. “She was very smart”. A true entrepreneur at heart she was also a skilled Cosmetologist. Ethel Jean moved back to Texas to be closer to her family, in 1985. Those closest to her are aware that she suffered with mental illness for most of her life but fought through the pain and did her best to provide for her daughter. While in Texas, she worked for Electrocom Automation as a fabricator. Ethel Jean also had a career as a Flight Reservations Specialist for American Airlines, in Fort Worth, TX. Her final days were spent in Jacksboro TX at the Jacksboro Health Center where she past away from a heart attack. Hobbies: Collected Porcelain Carousels, Singing, Art Sketching & Drawing Interests: Avid reader, loved drama; the performing arts including musical theater, ballet, dance, loved dogs and traveling and fashion. Affiliations: Pentecostal Assembly of Fort Worth, TX, Texas her family church as a child. Ethel Jean also attended Bethlehem Temple Church in Flint, Michigan. Love Family Worship Center, San Antonio, TX She is survived by her daughter, Tahonie (Miller) Freeman (D. Ray Freeman), Former Spouse Willie B Miller; two sisters, Shirley Rai O'Neal (Wade O'Neal, Jr.) and Cora Patricia Williams (Arthur Gene Williams, Jr.), and a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews. Parents that preceded her in death are Mother: Cora Mae (Batts) Spencer and Father: Holliace Spencer Four siblings preceded her in death: Holliace Penn Spencer, Nelda Nadine Harper, Clara Abigail Broussard, and Sharon Fredricca Haywood.

Ethel J Miller

April 14, 1954 - February 2, 2019