Wendall R. Miller

Wendall R. Miller, 85, of Alto Pass, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at Manor Court in Carbondale. 

He was born on Nov. 8, 1935, in Cobden, the son of Ray J. and Donna Marie Fox Miller.  

He married Vernita G. Pitts on Jan. 1, 1998, in Alto Pass. 

Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Vernita G. Miller; a son, Wendall Wade Miller; grandchildren Cassidy Miller, Cortney Evans, James A. Hickam and Justin Hickam; a great-grandchild, Grace Lynn Evans; a sister, Vernita May Pender; other relatives and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and by a daughter, Carol Bernice Hickam.

Mr. Miller was a member of Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna and he loved his church family very much. He greatly enjoyed southern gospel music. 

He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion in Cobden. He was an avid Cardinals baseball fan. 

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden. Interment was in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery. 

Memorials can be made to the Alto Pass Fire Department or to Ebenezer Hall Cemetery. 

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden was in charge of arrangements.