88, died peacefully on May 11, 2013, in Santa Barbara, CA, after an extended struggle with dementia. Preceded in death by her parents Paul Earl Barnard and Ethel Fones Barnard, and her husband of 52 years Rev. Dr. Kenneth Paul Miller. Survived by her children Kristine Dianne Miller Smith (Greg) of Franklin, TN; Paul Stephen Miller (Pati) of Springville, CA; Deborah Susan Miller of Lake Forest, CA; Timothy Alan Miller (Amy) of Mission Viejo, CA; Andrew Barnard Miller (Jane) of Franklin, TN; and Grandchildren Colin Kenneth Miller (Bree); Micah Rowan Miller Smith (Adam), and Paul Wesley Miller (Allie); and great grandchildren Lincoln Cole Miller and Reed Austin Miller.
She was born on July 16, 1924, in Buffalo, NY. In 1946 she graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, as a Bible major from Syracuse University. Upon graduation she attended Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Chicago where she met Ken. For over forty years Evelyn and Ken shared a vital ministry in the Methodist Church in Southern CA. Together they served senior pastorates in Sepulveda, La Mesa, and Riverside, and from 1961-67 as superintendent of the then Whittier District, where they organized eight new congregations in Orange County. Evelyn fully participated in their very active ministry while raising a family of five.
A memorial service will be held on May 13, 2013, 2:00 pm at the Samarkand Chapel. She will be inurned in the Barnard Family plot in Fabius, NY.
Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.
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