CUMBERLAND – Curtis Eugene Miller, 95, of Cumberland, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021, at UPMC Western Maryland.
Born January 9, 1926, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Calvin E. and Rose Pearl (Gillam) Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Miller; daughter, Venus Jordon; sister, Thelma Moran; brother, John H. Miller; granddaughter, Tammy Jordon; grandson, Jimmy Jordon; step-son, Michael L. Dicken, Sr.; great-granddaughter, Tiffany Jordon. He was the last living member of his immediate family.
Curtis proudly served his country in the United State Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, in the Pacific Theatre. He went on to work as a truck driver for Roadway Express, eventually retiring in 1987. Curtis was a lifetime member of the Good Fellowship Club and the American Legion.
Every day, Curtis ensured he made time for his walk, and he enjoyed playing poker every week with his very special friends. He always said he loved all of his friends; in fact, they weren't his friends, they were his family. Family was everything to him, and he loved spending time with them.
Curtis leaves behind his daughter, Dianna Stafford and husband, Dave, LaVale; son, Curtis C. Miller, Cumberland; step-children who he loved as his own, Audrey Dicken, Cumberland, and Karen Pryor and husband, Randy, Cumberland; grandchildren, Robert Jordon and wife, Jennie, Tara McCall and husband, Tony, Michael Jordon, and Justin Harshbarger and Stacy; step-grandchildren, Crystal Bickling, Joseph Friend, Leroy Naylor, Derek Dicken, Andrea Burley, Chasity Dicken, Jasmine Dicken, and Shae Livengood; great-grandchildren, Emily Jordon, Gabrielle Jordon, Daniel Jordon, Aubri McCall, Garrett McCall, Alexis Jordon, and Jacob Harshbarger; great-great-grandchildren, Landon Jordon, Lily Jordon, and Cameron Jordon; four nieces; several cousins of whom he thought the world.
The family would like to thank the VA Home Base team and Pro Home Health Care for the wonderful care they provided to Curtis.
Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave, Cumberland, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday, January 22, 2021, at 12 p.m. Friends will be received at the funeral home one hour prior. Interment will be in Maryland State Veterans Cemetery, Rocky Gap.
Pallbearers will be Dave Stafford, Randy Pryor, Bobby Jordon, Bobby Hasslerode, William "Boomer" Mulligan, and Justin Hershberger.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends Aware, Inc., 1601 Holland Street, Cumberland, MD 21502 (http://www.friendsaware.org/donate.html).
Condolences may be left at www.ScarpelliFH.com.