Royal "Smokie" W. Miller, 92, of Carrollton, passed away on June 3, 2024 at the Golden Age Retreat after a short illness.
He was born on January 4, 1932 in Wetzel County, West Virginia to Austin and Artie Miller. He graduated from Perrysville High School. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, where he was posted in Arlington, Virginia as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard. He worked as a lineman for Hinkle McCoy. He started as a lineman for General Telephone Company in 1955. He retired from there in 1987 as a District Construction Supervisor. He owned a farm in Washington Township in Carroll County and served as a Township Trustee for 16 years, and as their roadman for 5 more years.
He helped organize and was a founding member of the Carroll County Mounted Patrol, of which he served for 16 years.
He is proceeded in death by his wife of 69 years, M. Adele Miller, whom he married on June 12, 1952; one son, Randel Miller; two brothers, Norman Johnson and Lloyd Mill

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