Rev. James Robertson Miller

Rev. James Robertson (Jimmy, Jim) Miller, age 82, born July 22, 1937, went to meet the Lord through the grace of Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A celebration of God’s greatness and the life of Mr. Miller will be held at Heritage Funeral Home on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Fonda Blair, Rev. Dwight Liles, and Rev. Scott Yates officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2020 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mr. Miller was born in Eutaw, Alabama and grew up in Winchester, Tennessee. After brief stays in Illinois and Indiana he moved to Columbia, Tennessee in 1969. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, married July 25, 1961, Carolyn Edith Master Miller, daughter Carol Diane Griffith of Columbia, two sons Michael Scott Miller and Brian James (Melissa) Miller of Mt. Pleasant, two grandchildren Shea Kristin (Roger) Farley of Lewisburg and Joseph “Joey” Miller of Mt. Pleasant, three great grandchildren, Jillian, Eli, and Ethan Farley. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Ann Raby Young. He was preceded in death by his parents John Samuel & Annie Elizabeth Raby Miller and brother John Samuel Miller.

He was a graduate of Franklin County High School in Winchester, earned a B.A. degree from Bethel University, a Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary, and a Master of Education from Middle Tennessee State University. He was ordained to the ministry in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1958. He has had pastorates in Virginia, Illinois, Monroe City, IN and at West Point, Santa Fe, Chapel Hill, Ash Hill (forty years), and Belleview Churches in Tennessee. He was also a thirty-seven-year educator in Maury County School System: McDowell Elementary for twenty years, serving as Interim Principal twice, Whitthorne Middle School, and full-time Adult Education for those who did not graduate during the usual twelve years. He spent seventy-eight weeks over the years as director or worker in church summer camps. He also worked part-time for a short while with First Farmers Bank. He was an active member of the Columbia Civitan Club and served as President for several different years.

His great love, beyond his family, was for the children and youth he taught and pastored. Though not rich by earthly standards, he considered himself wealthy from the love, forgiveness, and blessing of the incomparable Lord Jesus Christ. It was his lasting hope that he somehow make a positive and Christ-like difference in the lives of those he knew.

Pallbearers will be: Jimmy Gallagher, Ed Herring, Tony Jamison, David Kelley, Larry Guin, Bill Rolman, and Terry Skillington. Honorary pallbearers will include: Belleview Cumberland Presbyterian Church Elders, Ash Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Elders, and Ministers of Columbia Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Stott-Wallace Missionary Fund, Missions Ministry Team, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016.