Wayne Clayton Miller

Wayne Clayton Miller passed away on Monday morning at 7 am on October 14, 2013 at Pheasant Pointe Care Center in Molalla. His family gathered around his bedside for his last week giving him their love and support. He was born in Williston, North Dakota, September 5, 1926 to the proud parents of John Adam Miller and Kathern Marie Edgar Miller. He lived for the next eight years in Trenton, North Dakota. While playing with the local Indian children he found the love of rocks that lasted his whole life. He moved to the Oregon City area in 1934 at the age of eight. He attended Canby High School graduating in June of 1944. Wayne had a built-in desire to travel and explore, so he joined a rodeo group traveling around the United States for three years. He broke his back spending the next three months flat on his back under doctor’s care. He drifted from there to driving long haul, and then building homes in Washington. He was drafted into the Army in 1952-1954 where he was stationed in Berlin, Germany as a Quarter Master. When he returned home, Clackamas County Road Department hired him, where he worked alongside his father for the next 5 years. Then he transferred to the Clackamas county Sheriff’s Department, retiring December 30, 1984, where he served as a deputy Sheriff. Wayne married his wife, Jean Sisley Carrier July 7, 1973, at the Clackamas County Court House, they were married 40 years. He fulfilled his lifelong passion of rocks by starting a Gem and Mineral Show held at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds Labor day Weekend in 1983 and continued it for 30 years. He was in 7th heaven giving talks to school children around the area as well. He is survived by his wife, Jean; son Wayne and his wife Torry Brooks of Sherwood; daughter, Melva and husband Wayne Whitesel of Battle Ground, Washington; sons, Michael and his wife Christia Miller of Beaverton, Patrick and his wife Marcia Miller of Creswell and Douglas and his wife Pam Miller of Albany; 13 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and four great great-grandchildren. Service were held Saturday, October 19th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 11 am. He was buried at Adams Cemetery. Clackamas County provided a color guard for the service. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s in Portland, Oregon. Arrangements entrusted to Molalla Funeral Chapel.