Fannie Davis (Anderson) Miller, of Niles

Published 9:10 am Thursday, May 8, 2014

Dec. 25, 1945 — May 3, 2014

Fannie Davis (Anderson) Miller, 68, of Niles, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 3, 2014, while surrounded by her family.

Fannie Davis Miller

Fannie Davis Miller

Fannie was born on Christmas day in 1945 to the late James and Tille Mae (Murphy) Anderson in French Camp, Mississippi. She was the youngest of three children.

Fannie was married on Dec. 6, 1971, to Maurice Miller Sr. in Chicago, Illinois where they lived for several years. Together they had three children. Fannie will be remembered as an amazing mother, grandmother sister and family-woman. She was great at crafts and loved collecting.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Maurice U. Miller Sr.; son, Maurice U. Miller Jr. and great-granddaughter Raleigh Franco.

Fannie is survived by her children, Linda (Rodney) Kirkendoll, of Niles and Marcellus Miller, of Niles; sister Barbara Ann Dupriest of South Bend, Indiana; brother, Billy Doyce Anderson of Niles; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral services to honor Fannie’s life will be held on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church beginning at 1 p.m. with no public viewing. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Niles.