Gale Miller, son of the late Otis Miller and Muriel Ward Miller, was born on October 24, 1950 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on November 16, 2014 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64.

Mr. Miller was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter.  He was co-owner of Gisi Oil and had worked as a sales representative for Dexter Ready Mix.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a resident of Bloomfield.  He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed watching them play sports.  He also loved his dogs and enjoyed fishing.

On July 26, 1969, he was united in marriage to Susan Jean Gisi in Dexter.  She preceded him in death on May 10, 1998.  He was then united in marriage to Nancy Lemke Saladine on May 29, 1999 in Dexter, Missouri.  Mrs. Miller survives of the home.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Travis Miller (Laura) of Dexter, Missouri; by one daughter, Amy Simmons (Westley) of Dexter, Missouri; by one step-son, Christopher Saladine (Tina) of Midland, Michigan; by one step-daughter, Rebecca Saladine of Sanford, Michigan; by one brother, Jim Miller of Dexter; and by ten grandchildren, Tyler and Reagan Miller, Bryce and Brock Simmons, J. T. Putnam, Isaiah Saladine, Emily Saladine, Christina Saladine, Tyler Krotzer and Kayla Krotzer.

In addition to his first wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Glenn Miller; and by one sister, Brenda Pardon.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Greg Stevens officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery with full military honors.

The family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9908 or 18 Fore Life, c/o Scott Kruse, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Missouri 63841.