Sharon Kay Miller,81, of Fort Scott, most recently Tallahassee, Florida passed away on February 4, 2025. She was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on June 11, 1943, to loving parents Kenneth Wilson Simons and Veda Fern Wheeler Simons. She graduated with the Fort Scott High School class of 1961. Sharon married George Kepley (G.K.) Miller on June 23, 1962, in Mapleton, Kansas.
Sharon loved doing things with and for her family, friends, and community. She was a member of Olive Chapter #13 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a Bluebirds, Campfire Girl and Cub Scout Mom, and a Mother Advisor for the Fort Scott Rainbow Girls. She was a proud and supportive Navy wife. She made lasting friendships while working at Western Insurance in Fort Scott. And she was a great fan of Kansas Jayhawks basketball!
Sharon liked to sew and crochet, much to the benefit of her family and friends! She also liked to fish and to work in her flowerbeds. Most of all, she loved and fiercely supported her family.
Sharon is survived by her husband, G.K. of Tallahassee, her daughter, Denise Dawn Miller and son-in-law Bryan Baker of Tallahassee, her son John Jay Miller, and daughter-in-law Lori Reesor of Middleton, Wisconsin, her son-in-law Charlie Elliott of Fort Scott, Kansas, and her sister, Charlotte Ann Owen and brother-in-law Ronald Owen of Basehor, Kansas. She is also survived by granddaughters Candace Corrine Martin and husband Anthony, Kayla Nicole Hall and husband Dustin, Sarah Alice Miller, grandson Andrew Neal Miller Baker, seven great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Makenna Martin, Gavin and Logan Smith, Mallorie, Libbie and Grayson Hall, two nephews, Kenneth Lee Owen and Brian Owen, an aunt, Katherine Scott, and a host of treasured cousins.
Sharon is greatly loved and missed.
Following cremation a memorial service with burial in the U. S. National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.