Karen Lee Miller

Miller, Karen Lee, 59, of Dayton, passed away Monday August 8, 2016 at Kettering Medical Center. She was born June 27, 1957 in Cleveland to Joanne Lee (Clover) and George Ellis Miller, Jr. Karen was a 1975 graduate of Bellbrook High School. She recently worked tirelessly on the Bellbrook Bicentenniel Committee and was very proud of her Bellbrook roots. Her dedication and loyalty in her work showed through in her long career at LAU where she worked from the early 80's and 90's. Most recently, she was employed at Spinnaker Coating in Troy. Karen loved animals, especially cats and birds. She loved to relax at Cumberland Lake, Kentucky, and enjoyed playing trivia, going on cruises, and reading. She was a member of Kettering Church. Karen also volunteered for Shoes for the Shoeless and SICSA. Karen was a devoted blood donor as well as an organ donor and someone will be given sight because of her giving nature. She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents. Karen is survived by her mom Joanne Fluharty of Waynesville, sister Sheila More (Jim) of St. Mary’s, Georgia, and a special friend Steve Penix of Dayton. Family and friends are invited to her life celebration visitation on Sunday August 14th from 2-4 pm at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook (937-848-6651). Life celebration services will follow at 4:00 pm. In memory of Karen, memorial contributions may be made to SICSA (www.sicsa.org) or Susan G. Komen (ww5.komen.org/donate). You may share stories or send an online condolence to the family at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on her name. Copyright Notice © 2016 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honour, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Karen Lee Miller

June 27, 1957 - August 8, 2016