Mary Jane McInerney Miller's Obituary
Mary Jane McInerney Miller, 98, of Memphis, Tennessee, died peacefully in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 25, 2016. A gracious and kind, gentle and loving wife, mother, and grandparent, Mary Jane touched many lives and enriched the world she graced with her presence.Born in Denison, Texas, on March 18, 1918, to John Raymond and Lela Josephine (O’Riley) McInerney, Mary Jane was very proud of her Irish (5/8) and Native American (1/8 Choctaw) ancestry. She graduated from St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas, as a Registered Nurse in 1941. During World War II she worked as a First-Aid Nurse at the North American Aviation Corporation where the B-24 and B-26 aircraft were manufactured. She attended Siena and Christian Brothers Colleges where she studied English and Art History.Mary Jane married Fountain Fox Miller, III, M.D. on June 4, 1943, in Dallas, Texas. A daily communicant at St. Louis Catholic Church, she was an active and faithful founding member from its groundbreaking in 1957. She was a more than 50-year member of St. Louis Guild, Madonna Circle, and the Memphis Medical Auxiliary. She also enjoyed long-term membership in Colonial Country Club, the 9-Hole Ladies Golf Group, Madonna Circle Arts (former president), the Oak Grove Home and Garden Club, and the Memphis Art League.She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, her parents, her brother John Raymond McInerney, Jr., and her cousin Mary (Austin) Thomasson; and leaves her daughter Mary Kathleen (Miller) Rozelle and her husband Robert Vaughn Rozelle of Dallas, Texas; and her sons, James Gerald Miller and wife Linda Ann (Hollingsworth) Miller of Memphis, Tennessee, and Stephen Kinnard Miller and wife Olivia Louise (Arrington) Miller of Collierville, Tennessee; seven grandchildren, Justin Fitzgerald Miller and wife Tina Michelle (Thrasher) Miller of Memphis, Tennessee; DeWitt Fox Miller and wife Nicole Jean (Goldberg) Miller of San Rafael, California; Kathleen Vaughn Rozelle of Los Angeles, California and Jane Allen Rozelle of Dallas, Texas; Elizabeth Lois (Miller) Simmons and husband Landon William Simmons of Bartlett, Tennessee; Andrew Stephen Miller of Nashville, Tennessee; and William Kinnard Miller and wife Jennifer Lee (Zoller) Miller of Nashville, Tennessee; four great grandchildren, Merrick Taylor Miller, Reese Elizabeth Miller, and Harrison Fitzgerald Miller of Memphis, Tennessee, and Ellie June Miller of Nashville, Tennessee; and her sister Carole Anne (McInerney) Brueggemann of St. Louis, Missouri.Memorials should be sent to: The Monsignor Paul Clunan Endowment Fund at St. Louis Catholic Church; St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School; the Church Health Center; or the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.memorialparkonline.comVisitation will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 28 from 5-7 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Louis Catholic Church on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.Her services have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN 38119. (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life….Behind the Stone Wall.”
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