Obituary for Mavis Fern Miller (Norman)
Mavis Fern Norman Miller, 88, of Shock, joined her husband and two of her
children in heaven on Fri., March 4, 2022 while a patient in Charleston Area Medical
Center’s Hospice Unit.
Mavis is a daughter of the late Foster and Autie Groves Norman. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Arlyn Bly Miller, one daughter, Peggy Dawn Miller and one
son, John Jeffery Miller. She was also preceded in death by all but two of her
siblings, Dawson Norman, Delmer Norman, Dallas Norman, Roscoe Norman,
Randolph Norman, Hazel Griffin and Audrey Cottrill.
She was born at Shock, one of nine children. She graduated from Normantown
High School and furthered her education by becoming a registered nurse through
Union Protestant Hospital in Clarksburg. Mavis used her nursing license to serve
her community. She began her career at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South
Charleston. She returned home to Gilmer County and spent the majority of her
career at Calhoun General Hospital where she worked in surgery, the emergency
room and in utilization review. Approximately eight months ago, Mavis told
members of her family that she would love to go into a surgical suite and see the
instruments that are now used. At 87-years-old, she said she wanted to be able
to compare what instruments were use when she assisted in surgeries to the
ones used today. She also spent two years teaching nursing at the Calhoun-
GIlmer Career Center, where she affected the lives of many student nurses.
Mavis was truly her community’s nurse. Whenever someone in the Shock area
was sick or hurt, there was someone getting Mavis to help. She helped willingly
and several times ended up in the back of an ambulance with her neighbor on
the way to the hospital. Many, many times, she was lucky enough to be able to
handle the injury or illness herself.
Mavis enjoyed her beautiful garden, flowers, weekend getaways with her
daughter, birds, art, scouring antique malls, glassware and making breakfast for
her entire family. She made biscuits that melted in your mouth.
She is survived by a son, Gregory Scott (Dovetta) Miller of Adams, KY, a
daughter-in-law, Myra Chico Miller of Glenville, four grandsons, Clinton Jay
(Olga) Miller of Paynesville, OH, Joshua Bly (Brandie) Miller of Glenville, Joshua
(Linda) Stepp of Winfield, Jonathan (Amanda) Stepp of Canal Winchester, OH,
two granddaughters, Denetta (Brian) Looney of Grundy, VA and Amanda (Jeff)
Kirk of Kermit. She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren, Nicholi, Augusta
Bly, Myla Bly, Kaleb, Kelli, Cade, Jonah, Luke, Lilly, Ava and Ella. Mavis also has
two sisters who survive, Etta Miller of Fort Myers, FL and Karen (Ray) Leitz of
Washington. She is also survived by her two fur children Allie and Zoey.
Visitation will be Sun., March 6 at Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Arnoldsburg, from
noon until 2 p.m. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with Brett Miller, Gene Miller and
Vernon Kerns officiating. Burial will follow at the Collins Community Cemetery at Stumptown.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of
donations to Mavis’ church, Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale Rd.,
Normantown, WV 25267. Online condolences may be expressed at www.stumpfuneralhomes.com
children in heaven on Fri., March 4, 2022 while a patient in Charleston Area Medical
Center’s Hospice Unit.
Mavis is a daughter of the late Foster and Autie Groves Norman. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Arlyn Bly Miller, one daughter, Peggy Dawn Miller and one
son, John Jeffery Miller. She was also preceded in death by all but two of her
siblings, Dawson Norman, Delmer Norman, Dallas Norman, Roscoe Norman,
Randolph Norman, Hazel Griffin and Audrey Cottrill.
She was born at Shock, one of nine children. She graduated from Normantown
High School and furthered her education by becoming a registered nurse through
Union Protestant Hospital in Clarksburg. Mavis used her nursing license to serve
her community. She began her career at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South
Charleston. She returned home to Gilmer County and spent the majority of her
career at Calhoun General Hospital where she worked in surgery, the emergency
room and in utilization review. Approximately eight months ago, Mavis told
members of her family that she would love to go into a surgical suite and see the
instruments that are now used. At 87-years-old, she said she wanted to be able
to compare what instruments were use when she assisted in surgeries to the
ones used today. She also spent two years teaching nursing at the Calhoun-
GIlmer Career Center, where she affected the lives of many student nurses.
Mavis was truly her community’s nurse. Whenever someone in the Shock area
was sick or hurt, there was someone getting Mavis to help. She helped willingly
and several times ended up in the back of an ambulance with her neighbor on
the way to the hospital. Many, many times, she was lucky enough to be able to
handle the injury or illness herself.
Mavis enjoyed her beautiful garden, flowers, weekend getaways with her
daughter, birds, art, scouring antique malls, glassware and making breakfast for
her entire family. She made biscuits that melted in your mouth.
She is survived by a son, Gregory Scott (Dovetta) Miller of Adams, KY, a
daughter-in-law, Myra Chico Miller of Glenville, four grandsons, Clinton Jay
(Olga) Miller of Paynesville, OH, Joshua Bly (Brandie) Miller of Glenville, Joshua
(Linda) Stepp of Winfield, Jonathan (Amanda) Stepp of Canal Winchester, OH,
two granddaughters, Denetta (Brian) Looney of Grundy, VA and Amanda (Jeff)
Kirk of Kermit. She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren, Nicholi, Augusta
Bly, Myla Bly, Kaleb, Kelli, Cade, Jonah, Luke, Lilly, Ava and Ella. Mavis also has
two sisters who survive, Etta Miller of Fort Myers, FL and Karen (Ray) Leitz of
Washington. She is also survived by her two fur children Allie and Zoey.
Visitation will be Sun., March 6 at Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Arnoldsburg, from
noon until 2 p.m. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with Brett Miller, Gene Miller and
Vernon Kerns officiating. Burial will follow at the Collins Community Cemetery at Stumptown.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of
donations to Mavis’ church, Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale Rd.,
Normantown, WV 25267. Online condolences may be expressed at www.stumpfuneralhomes.com