Rodney D. Miller, 59, of Jackson Center, passed away unexpectedly at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. He was born in Bellefontaine on Feb. 22, 1960, a son of Janet (Kirtley) Miller, and the late Doit “Pete” Miller. He was also preceded in death by his son Seth Miller; father- and mother-in-law, Chester and Marian Norton; and a brother-in-law, Danny Sosby.
On Feb. 26, 1983, Rod married the former Becky Norton in West Mansfield, and she survives, along with their son Alex (Tiffany) Miller and his first grandchild, which will be born in April; sister, Angie (Tony) Stratton; brother, Jeff (Mary) Miller; sister-in-law, Tina Sosby; nieces and nephews, Erin (Brad) Davis, Brenda (Steve) McCoy, Luke (Nicole) Miller, Jason (Michelle Wallace) Stratton, Heather (Josh) Deans, Ryan (Josh Robinson) Sosby, and Kyle (Maggie McGowan) Sosby; special friends, Jim and Beth Butler and their children, Faith, A.J., and Cole, and Dan and Christy Akers and their children, Maissen, Clay, and Shia; and several aunts and uncles.
Rod and his wife owned and operated the Elder Theatre in Jackson Center for 37 years, and the High Road Drive-In in Kenton. He was a member of the United Drive-In Theatre Association, and the North Greenfield United Methodist Church.
The family receives friends from 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, 214 W. Pike Street, Jackson Center. Pastor Linda Dulin-Moore officiates a funeral service at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 13th, at the North Greenfield United Methodist Church, 9609 County Road 2, West Mansfield. Burial follows in North Greenfield Cemetery in West Mansfield.
Memorial contributions may be made in Rod’s memory to Dayton Children’s Hospital, 1 Childrens Plaza, Dayton, Ohio, 45404.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in Jackson Center and online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.edsfh.com