Obituary
Mrs. Jean Agnes Norbury-Miller, age 102, passed away Thursday evening, November 17,
2022, at her home in Norfolk.
She was born February 13, 1920 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of the late Bradford Edwin
Norbury and Mabel Levica Edmondson.
Graduating from Springfield High School at the age of 17, she went on to attend Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College, now MSU, receiving a Degree in Education in 1941. At college
she was a member of the Bruin Boosters all-female drum and bugle corps from 1939 until her
graduation.
Jean was a leader in the 4-H club of Greenfield for over ten years. Entering into multiple project
categories and placing Champion and First Premium. Her passion and leadership skills earned
her an opportunity to represent the state of Missouri in Washington, DC for the National 4-H
Camp in 1941. She was invited to meet President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt while spending
time taking in all the sites of the Capital during her stay.
Jean met 1st Lt. Gray Miller in 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and married that same year.
They went on to have two daughters, Judith Jean and Lahoma Jenay. Settling in California in
1955 Jean and Gray started and maintained a successful Metrology and Shipboard Logistics
Company eventually moving it to Norfolk in 1979. After selling the company in the late 1980's,
Jean went on to be a caretaker and Nanny for multiple families as well as worked as a
preschool teacher at two local Churches. She finally decided at the age of 96 that it was time to
retire and take a well deserved rest after 80 years of working.
Jean enjoyed sewing, crafting and spending time with her friends and family. Christmas was her
favorite holiday and she loved decorating with ornaments collected over the decades and filling
the house with her extensive music box collection. During her younger years Jean was an avid
bowler with her local bowling league, involved in different charity organizations and was a Troop
Leader with the local Girl Scouts. She loved to travel with her husband and daughters as much
as possible, Hawaii being her favorite destination. As her grandchildren grew older she
continued her love of traveling with extended camping trips to Lake Gaskin and road trips back
to Missouri for family reunions.
Jean is predeceased by her husband Gray W. Miller and daughter Judith Jean Miller. She is
survived by a daughter Lahoma Jenay Miller-Rodriquez. Five grandchildren, Kimberly, Ivan,
Nathaniel, Tabor and Allyson. And six great grandchildren, Zachary, Zander, Sydney, Eliot,
Kenlie Jean and Hazel Gray.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Gentiva Hospice care team,
Stephanie Baker, Amanda Flores, Regina Autry, Joe Collazo, Shanika Stewart, Letitia Council,
Rebecca Shweiger, Tiffani Winfree, Marianne Walston ,PJ Pierno, Hope Moser and Sandy
Scherrer. The compassion and comfort they provided for the Matriarch of our family was and still
is immeasurable.
Mrs. Jean Agnes Norbury-Miller, age 102, passed away Thursday evening, November 17,
2022, at her home in Norfolk.
She was born February 13, 1920 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of the late Bradford Edwin
Norbury and Mabel Levica Edmondson.
Graduating from Springfield High School at the age of 17, she went on to attend Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College, now MSU, receiving a Degree in Education in 1941. At college
she was a member of the Bruin Boosters all-female drum and bugle corps from 1939 until her
graduation.
Jean was a leader in the 4-H club of Greenfield for over ten years. Entering into multiple project
categories and placing Champion and First Premium. Her passion and leadership skills earned
her an opportunity to represent the state of Missouri in Washington, DC for the National 4-H
Camp in 1941. She was invited to meet President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt while spending
time taking in all the sites of the Capital during her stay.
Jean met 1st Lt. Gray Miller in 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and married that same year.
They went on to have two daughters, Judith Jean and Lahoma Jenay. Settling in California in
1955 Jean and Gray started and maintained a successful Metrology and Shipboard Logistics
Company eventually moving it to Norfolk in 1979. After selling the company in the late 1980's,
Jean went on to be a caretaker and Nanny for multiple families as well as worked as a
preschool teacher at two local Churches. She finally decided at the age of 96 that it was time to
retire and take a well deserved rest after 80 years of working.
Jean enjoyed sewing, crafting and spending time with her friends and family. Christmas was her
favorite holiday and she loved decorating with ornaments collected over the decades and filling
the house with her extensive music box collection. During her younger years Jean was an avid
bowler with her local bowling league, involved in different charity organizations and was a Troop
Leader with the local Girl Scouts. She loved to travel with her husband and daughters as much
as possible, Hawaii being her favorite destination. As her grandchildren grew older she
continued her love of traveling with extended camping trips to Lake Gaskin and road trips back
to Missouri for family reunions.
Jean is predeceased by her husband Gray W. Miller and daughter Judith Jean Miller. She is
survived by a daughter Lahoma Jenay Miller-Rodriquez. Five grandchildren, Kimberly, Ivan,
Nathaniel, Tabor and Allyson. And six great grandchildren, Zachary, Zander, Sydney, Eliot,
Kenlie Jean and Hazel Gray.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Gentiva Hospice care team,
Stephanie Baker, Amanda Flores, Regina Autry, Joe Collazo, Shanika Stewart, Letitia Council,
Rebecca Shweiger, Tiffani Winfree, Marianne Walston ,PJ Pierno, Hope Moser and Sandy
Scherrer. The compassion and comfort they provided for the Matriarch of our family was and still
is immeasurable.
Obituary
Mrs. Jean Agnes Norbury-Miller, age 102, passed away Thursday evening, November 17,
2022, at her home in Norfolk.
She was born February 13, 1920 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of the late Bradford Edwin
Norbury and Mabel Levica Edmondson.
Graduating from Springfield High School at the age of 17, she went on to attend Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College, now MSU, receiving a Degree in Education in 1941. At college
she was a member of the Bruin Boosters all-female drum and bugle corps from 1939 until her
graduation.
Jean was a leader in the 4-H club of Greenfield for over ten years. Entering into multiple project
categories and placing Champion and First Premium. Her passion and leadership skills earned
her an opportunity to represent the state of Missouri in Washington, DC for the National 4-H
Camp in 1941. She was invited to meet President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt while spending
time taking in all the sites of the Capital during her stay.
Jean met 1st Lt. Gray Miller in 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and married that same year.
They went on to have two daughters, Judith Jean and Lahoma Jenay. Settling in California in
1955 Jean and Gray started and maintained a successful Metrology and Shipboard Logistics
Company eventually moving it to Norfolk in 1979. After selling the company in the late 1980's,
Jean went on to be a caretaker and Nanny for multiple families as well as worked as a
preschool teacher at two local Churches. She finally decided at the age of 96 that it was time to
retire and take a well deserved rest after 80 years of working.
Jean enjoyed sewing, crafting and spending time with her friends and family. Christmas was her
favorite holiday and she loved decorating with ornaments collected over the decades and filling
the house with her extensive music box collection. During her younger years Jean was an avid
bowler with her local bowling league, involved in different charity organizations and was a Troop
Leader with the local Girl Scouts. She loved to travel with her husband and daughters as much
as possible, Hawaii being her favorite destination. As her grandchildren grew older she
continued her love of traveling with extended camping trips to Lake Gaskin and road trips back
to Missouri for family reunions.
Jean is predeceased by her husband Gray W. Miller and daughter Judith Jean Miller. She is
survived by a daughter Lahoma Jenay Miller-Rodriquez. Five grandchildren, Kimberly, Ivan,
Nathaniel, Tabor and Allyson. And six great grandchildren, Zachary, Zander, Sydney, Eliot,
Kenlie Jean and Hazel Gray.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Gentiva Hospice care team,
Stephanie Baker, Amanda Flores, Regina Autry, Joe Collazo, Shanika Stewart, Letitia Council,
Rebecca Shweiger, Tiffani Winfree, Marianne Walston ,PJ Pierno, Hope Moser and Sandy
Scherrer. The compassion and comfort they provided for the Matriarch of our family was and still
is immeasurable.
Mrs. Jean Agnes Norbury-Miller, age 102, passed away Thursday evening, November 17,
2022, at her home in Norfolk.
She was born February 13, 1920 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of the late Bradford Edwin
Norbury and Mabel Levica Edmondson.
Graduating from Springfield High School at the age of 17, she went on to attend Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College, now MSU, receiving a Degree in Education in 1941. At college
she was a member of the Bruin Boosters all-female drum and bugle corps from 1939 until her
graduation.
Jean was a leader in the 4-H club of Greenfield for over ten years. Entering into multiple project
categories and placing Champion and First Premium. Her passion and leadership skills earned
her an opportunity to represent the state of Missouri in Washington, DC for the National 4-H
Camp in 1941. She was invited to meet President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt while spending
time taking in all the sites of the Capital during her stay.
Jean met 1st Lt. Gray Miller in 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and married that same year.
They went on to have two daughters, Judith Jean and Lahoma Jenay. Settling in California in
1955 Jean and Gray started and maintained a successful Metrology and Shipboard Logistics
Company eventually moving it to Norfolk in 1979. After selling the company in the late 1980's,
Jean went on to be a caretaker and Nanny for multiple families as well as worked as a
preschool teacher at two local Churches. She finally decided at the age of 96 that it was time to
retire and take a well deserved rest after 80 years of working.
Jean enjoyed sewing, crafting and spending time with her friends and family. Christmas was her
favorite holiday and she loved decorating with ornaments collected over the decades and filling
the house with her extensive music box collection. During her younger years Jean was an avid
bowler with her local bowling league, involved in different charity organizations and was a Troop
Leader with the local Girl Scouts. She loved to travel with her husband and daughters as much
as possible, Hawaii being her favorite destination. As her grandchildren grew older she
continued her love of traveling with extended camping trips to Lake Gaskin and road trips back
to Missouri for family reunions.
Jean is predeceased by her husband Gray W. Miller and daughter Judith Jean Miller. She is
survived by a daughter Lahoma Jenay Miller-Rodriquez. Five grandchildren, Kimberly, Ivan,
Nathaniel, Tabor and Allyson. And six great grandchildren, Zachary, Zander, Sydney, Eliot,
Kenlie Jean and Hazel Gray.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Gentiva Hospice care team,
Stephanie Baker, Amanda Flores, Regina Autry, Joe Collazo, Shanika Stewart, Letitia Council,
Rebecca Shweiger, Tiffani Winfree, Marianne Walston ,PJ Pierno, Hope Moser and Sandy
Scherrer. The compassion and comfort they provided for the Matriarch of our family was and still
is immeasurable.
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