Donald Maxwell Miller died on Sept. 24 in Burns.

He was born on Sept. 19, 1922, in Burns to Taft and Nellie Miller.

Miller grew up in Catlow Valley on the “Homestead” with his three brothers and three sisters. When he was 22, he got sick with spinal meningitis. After many unsuccessful visits to traditional doctors, Miller went to John Day to the Chinese doctor and thereafter swore that was the cure.

One of the joys of Miller’s early years was the time he spent coaching a young boys basketball team with “Pinky” Catterson. He loved children, and it always seemed they knew that about him.

Miller married Florence Reed in 1951 in Reno, Nev. They had four children — Beverly, Donna, Ronald and Daniel. Later, in 1963, he married Janet Rygh in Moscow, Idaho. She brought two children — Skip and Sheri — into the marriage, and in 1964, Gary was born, completing the family of seven children.

Miller is survived by his wife, Janet; children, Beverly Fagen and husband Harry, Donna Smith and husband Mike, Ron Miller and wife Nye, Skip Miller, Dan Miller and wife Suzanne, Sheri Ebar and Gary Miller and wife Michelle. He is also survived by sister, Virginia Maize; brothers, Jerry Miller and wife Linda, and Joe Miller and wife Ingamoe, 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gene Miller; and sisters, Lucille Franklin and Delta “Tiny” Garrett.

Funeral services for Miller will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Harney County Rodeo Club or Harney County Hospice, in care of LaFollette’s Chapel, P.O. Box 488, Burns, OR 97720.