Mrs. Thera Jean Horton Miller

April 21, 1943 - September 26, 2018

Thera Jean Horton Miller was born April 21, 1943 to Cleo and Vinnie Horton Harris in Sheffield, Alabama. Thera was called home on Wed. Sept. 26, 2018 at 3:00pm. She accepted Christ as her personal savior at an early age at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Tn. Thera was a nursery school director in Bloomington-Normal, Ill, where she also did pre-k and kindergarten home-schooling and worked as a child detention center social worker. In her spare time, Thera enjoyed dance Roller-skating and traveling with all her Roller-Skating buddies. She also enjoyed designing and sewing upholstery. Thera was married in 1966 to Godfrey Lee Miller, Sr, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her mother Vinnie and her father Cleo. She leaves to cherish in her memory, one daughter, Shelia Thompson; 2 sons, Patrick Miller and Godfrey Miller (Birgit); three grandchildren, Brandon Thompson, Maiomi Miller and Nelson Miller; two great-grandchildren, Melonie Scott and Brent Thompson; two sisters, Martha Sam and Gloria Cole (AC-Nemo); one brother, Leonard “Juggie” Horton (Mary A.); Thera had nieces and nephews, Kimblyn Persaud, Stephanie Johns, Frank Short Jr, Eric Short and Tyrone Johns. Special friends true to Thera's heart were; Dirk E. Rosemond, Edieth Tucker, Jennifer Paisley, Daisy Billingsley, and Volley McQuiller. She will be truly missed by her family and a host of other friends.