Vernon Locke Miller,97 Vernon Locke Miller, 97, of Jacksonville, passed away on March 25, 2012. He was born September 10, 1914, in Hartford Ohio to the late Clarence Locke Miller and Elizabeth Van Voorhis Miller. A WWII veteran, Mr. Miller served as a tank crewman in the Seventh Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge and the European Campaign through V-E Day. He was discharged in November, 1945 with a Purple Heart, three bronze service stars, and a little bit of shrapnel in his shoulder. An active churchman all his life, he was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Youngstown Ohio, then of Disciples Christian Church in Boardman Ohio, and recently of Mandarin First Christian Church in Jacksonville Florida. He spent most of his life in Boardman Ohio, working as a driver-salesman for Keystone Bakery and, after retirement, as a school bus driver. He was an avid golfer, bowler, gardener and ballroom dancer. Preceded in death by his wife, Veronica Miller, infant daughter, Annette, and daughter, Marilyn Miller Mosier, he is survived by his son, Douglas E. Miller (Eleanor); sister, Lucile Slade McAuley; three grandchildren, Nathaniel Miller (Carolyn Aibel), Lauren Miller (Kevin Leeser) and Zachary Miller; 2 great grandchildren, Alexa Miller and Evelyn Leeser; many other family members and friends. Mr. Miller will be laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Boardman Ohio on Tuesday, April 3. Family and friends are invited to come together in the chapel at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Market Street, for remembrance and reflection starting at 2:00 pm. A commitment service will be held in the chapel at 3:00 PM with Rev. Timothy Brown to officiate.