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Raymond Marshall Miller

Birth Date: 01/20/1926     Deceased Date: 07/10/1989  

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RAY'S STORY
Written: June 1987 - July 1989
     By: Raymond Marshall Miller


FORWARD (By Charles K. Jessup)
     Ray passed away at 63 years of age.  Cause of death was a malignant
brain tumor.  Unfortunately Ray never got to complete his story.  But he
did cover the better part of his first 18 years, all of which is well
worth reading and passing on to future generations.

     Anyone wishing to contribute any information (experiences you may
have shared with him, statistics on him, who his relatives may have been
that were left un-mentioned, etc.) about Ray which might help summarize
his life from the time he was 18 years old until the time he passed
away, please feel free to send it to me.  Thank you.


PREFACE
     My grandparents were complete strangers to me.  I never knew any 
of them.  Even their names.  This is what has brought me to write this
journal.  I want my grandchildren to know about their grandpa and as
much as I know about their great grandparents; my mother and father.  
I am not too sure how to go about this, but it seems I must start some
place, so, here I go.
     My name is Raymond Marshall Miller I was born on January 20, 1926
outside of Phoenix, Oregon at a house called The Landing Place.  The
only thing I remember about The Landing Place is that it was a shack
covered on the outside with split and flattened tin cans.  Very
colorful, but looked down on by the neighbors.  I don't remember living
there, but as of 1975 it was still there.  I visited there with my wife
Patty.  We were just bumming around for a few days that summer.  We
bought some really fantastic peaches.  I am not sure what kind.  They
were big and cool and juicy and so good.  It has become one of my fond
memories.
     The next time in my life I can remember is when we lived up on
Coleman Creek (1933).  We had a house with three rooms.  A living
room/kitchen combination and two bedrooms, one for my mom and dad, one
for my brothers Roy and Bernie and me.  My older brother Bryson, my
sisters Garnet and Jean had already moved out to start their lives.  All
in Medford, Oregon.  My mother had three other children, but they all
died in childbirth, or within a few days of birth.  As far as I know,
none had names.  At that time, my dad, William King Miller, was a
lineman for COPCO, the California/Oregon Power Company.  He used to
drive a Model T Ford truck to work in Grants Pass, Oregon everyday.
About 50 miles round trip.  Quite a long way back in those days.



Contents (select each chapter via the links)

Chapter 1: 1933-1937 (7 to 11 years old)

Chapter 2: 1937 (11 years old)

Chapter 3: 1938-1940 (12 to 14 years old)

Chapter 4: 1941-1942 (15 and 16 years old)

Chapter 5: 1943 (17 years old - Part 1 of 3)

Chapter 6: 1943 (17 years old - Part 2 of 3)

Chapter 7: 1943 (17 years old - Part 3 of 3)

Chapter 8: 1944 (18 years old)

Chapter 9: Chuck and Ray (written by Chuck)