Karen L. Miller

Manti, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Karen Leona Lewis Miller, age 73, died March 19, 2013 at her home in Manti, after a brave and valiant battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 18, 1939 in Centerfield, Utah, a daughter of Orrin DeMar and Leona Christensen Lewis. She graduated from Gunnison High School, Class of 1957. She married Marlin C. Miller, June 28, 1957 in the Manti LDS Temple. Karen enjoyed retirement with her family. She loved traveling to their property in Arizona and taking trips to new places. She loved camping, reading, going to the movies and taking long walks. She loved Sunday rides with her husband. Karen was an avid gardener, but her favorite thing was spending time with her family and spoiling her grandkids. Her passing has left us with a broken heart, but we are full of joy and hope in knowing she is with loved ones and free of pain. She will be greatly missed, but her memory will shine on through her family and all that she loved. She is survived by her loving husband, Marlin, of Manti; her children: Suzanne and Glen Cowdell of West Valley City; Kathy and Kris Murray of West Jordan; Scott Miller of Manti; Pam and Dana Christiansen of Draper; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Janet and Steven Turner of West Jordan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orrin and Leona Lewis, and a grandson, Jason Miller. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 12 Noon in the Manti LDS Stake Center, 555 East Union Street in Manti, where friends may call for viewing Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 P.M. or Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. . Burial will be in the Manti City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.