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398. Dorothy
Ackley ORMS was born on 26 Sep 1914 in Parker, Turner, South Dakota.154,162,261 She appeared in the census
in 1920 in South Dakota. She died on 6 Apr 2001 in Jefferson, Greene,
Iowa.83,154 Her Obituary appeared in the Centre Daily Times on
13 Apr 2001 in State College, Centre, Pennsylvania Dorothy Ackley
Orms Miller, 86, of Jefferson, Iowa, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at the Long
Term Care Unit of the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson.
She was born Sept. 26, 1914, in Parker, S.D., a daughter of the late Melvin I.
and Jessie Ackley Orms.
On June 15, 1937, at the Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., she married Donald
Bruce Miller, who died Dec. 15, 2000.
She was a 1933 graduate of Sioux Falls High School, Sioux Falls, S.D. In 1935
she received a certificate in elementary education from Iowa State Teachers College
in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
She taught first grade at Sioux Falls for two years and was a substitute teacher
in later years.
She was a homemaker, a bookkeeper and worked at Green Tree Pottery in Audubon
for several years.
She was active in the Methodist Church, having taught Sunday school and participated
in the church choir. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and served
as district president. She was active in P.E.O., he historical society and other
civic clubs.
She is survived by a daughter, Patti Stone of Fairfield, Iowa; a son, Douglas
of Julian; a sister, Harriette "Peggy" Hartung of Bloomington, Minn;
three grandchildren; a great-grandson; three nieces and a nephew.
The funeral was held April 10 at First United Methodist Church, Jefferson, Iowa,
with the Rev. Sheri Daylong officiating.
Burial was in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Iowa.
Services were under the direction of Slininger-Rossow Funeral Homes of Jefferson,
Iowa. Her Social Security Number was 481-34-7906 IA. Dorothy Ackley
ORMS and Donald Bruce MILLER were married on 15 Jun 1937.162 Dorothy Ackley ORMS and Living
had the following children:
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