Obituary of Shirley Lee Miller

  Shirley L. Miller passed away peacefully at home.  Shirley Lee (Friddle) Miller, was born April 25, 1934 in Melba, Idaho to Edith & Clem Friddle. She & her older brother, Dick grew up on their family’s farm in Melba, where they attended school.  Shirley was active in the community & in school. She played basketball & was a cheer leader. She was also Melba High School’s first Homecoming Queen. Shirley met the love of her life, Charlie (Bill) Miller when he moved to Melba in the 7^th grade & double winked at her. Shirley & Charlie were married in Winnemucca, NV on June 6^th, 1952. Charlie immediately left for Navy boot camp with Shirley following him later. She often spoke about her solo travel across the US via train & how intimidating it was for a small town, farm girl to travel so far by herself. Shirley & Charlie lived in Maryland & Jacksonville, FL., during the 4 years Charlie was in the Navy. They returned to Melba after 4 years to farm, but instead started a milk hauling business, Skyline Enterprises, Inc., which they successfully operated for 42 years. Shirley & Charlie retired in 1998, by selling most of their personal belongings & going on RV adventures. They spent many autumns in Depoe Bay, OR watching the whales migrate, fishing & crabbing in Washington. Also, their cruise to Alaska was another highlight of their lives.

  Mom was active in all her kid’s & lives; she was a 4H leader for many years. She taught sewing, cooking, & ceramics. Shirley also assisted with Greg’s Boy Scout’s troop. Shirley loved to camp & fish, which she instilled in her children during their annual Silver Creek camping trip. Mom was a life-long reader especially of mysteries & she loved to crochet. She was a competitive game player especially at Dominos & Phase10. Mom even got into video games with her grandkids!

  Shirley & Charles had three children Debra L. Olsen (Ken), Gregory W. Miller (LaRee) & Nancy Huffman (Jim). Shirley thoroughly enjoyed being in her grandchildren’s lives & dearly loved attending all their events. They had 9 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren. Debbie’s children, Val (Amanda) Harris, Allison (Sampson) Nde, Greg’s children; Jacob (Kelsey) with their sons Braxton and Holden, Mitchell (Katie), and Kyle (Nette) and their son Atticus.  Nancy’s children Erin Huffman and r son Ronan, Brandon, Kaden, and Carson.  

  Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Clem & Edith Friddle, her brother, Richard Friddle, her grandson, Carson Charles Huffman, her husband Charles W. Miller, Jr., & her son-in-law, Ken Olsen.

  Funeral services will be held Monday, March 29, 2021 at Canyon Hill Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.