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- [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org).
Vivian Miller Stafford is the co-owner and operator with her son, Kent Stafford. As the only child of Veva and Bill Miller, she literally grew up in the funeral business.
Vivian attended school in Sevierville and then went on to attain her undergraduate degree from Tusculum College. She is very proud to be the mother of four children and and grandmother of seven grandchildren. She is now happy to devote all of her time to the business, and would like to "thank all the friends she has made along the way."
- [S144] Phone Record.
Name: M Stafford
Also Known As: Vivian M Stafford
2nd Also Known As Name: V Stafford
Residence Date: 20 Oct 2006-01 Jan 2009
Residence Place: Maryville, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1920
Phone Number: (423) 982-8815
Phone Number Recorded Date: 01 Jan 2009
Address: 910 Young Ave # 912
Address Continued: Maryville, Tennessee 37801
Address Date: 20 Oct 2006-01 Jan 2009
2nd Address: 915 W Broadway Ave
2nd Address Continued: Maryville, Tennessee 37801
2nd Address Date: 01 Apr 1990-01 Jan 2009
3rd Address: 1405 Anderson Ave
3rd Address Continued: Maryville, Tennessee 37803
3rd Address Date: 01 Jun 1986-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives: Janice J Stafford, Kimberly J Stafford, Rebecca L Stafford, Sara Stafford, Thomas James Stafford Jr, Todd W Stafford, William K Stafford
Record Number: 71387750
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Vivian Miller
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William R Millar Head M 35 Texas
Vera B Miller Wife F 30 Tennessee
Vivian Miller Daughter F 9 Texas
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Vivian Miller
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Sevierville, Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Willie Miller Head M 46 Texas
Veva Miller Wife F 40 Tennessee
Vivian Miller Daughter F 19 Tennessee
- [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 17 Mar 2015.
Vivian Miller (Mrs. T.J.) Stafford passed away early Tuesday morning at her home in Maryville. Mrs. Stafford was co-owner of Miller Funeral Home in Maryville and was the daughter of W.R.(Bill) Miller, the founder of the funeral home. Mr. Miller preceded her in death in 1963. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Veva Miller, in 1981, and her husband Thomas J. (T.J.) Stafford, Jr. in 1974.
Vivian had long standing connections in Sevierville, Jefferson City, and Knoxville since the 1920's.
She was born in Alamo, Tennessee in 1920 and moved to Sevierville in 1928 where her father, W.R. Miller, worked at Rawlings Funeral Home and Furniture store for eight years.
Upon graduation from Sevier County High School, Vivian entered Tusculum College while her father moved to Maryville and founded Miller Funeral Home in 1941.
Vivian married T.J. Stafford, Jr. of Sevierville in 1942 and was a proud Navy wife until the end of 1942 while her husband served on a destroyer escort throughout the Pacific. At war's end T.J. Stafford became assistant football coach at Carson-Newman College and was promoted to head football coach in 1948. Vivian was very active with the Carson-Newman faculty and student body. The family moved to Maryville in 1951 where her husband went into business with her father, W.R. Miller, at Miller Funeral Home.
Vivian loved hiking in the Smokies, gardening, and traveling; especially to Ireland, England, and Costa Rica. She is survived by her daughters, Jan (Dr. John) Thompson of Gallatin, Tennessee and Rebecca Stafford of Gallatin; sons, T.J. (Jarue) Stafford, III of Farragut and Kent Stafford of Maryville, grandchildren T.J. (Jennifer) Stafford IV, Virginia (Steven) Hile, Shelley (Clay) Massey, Amanda Thompson, Lauren (Hans) Schmitt-Matzen, Hayley Thompson, and Abby Thompson; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 4:00 PM Friday, March 20, 2015, at Miller Funeral Home, Rev. Ben Ward officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service. Family and friends will meet 1:00 PM Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Shiloh Cemetery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for the interment service.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 143874773).
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