Cathryn "Cathy" Violet Miller

April 10, 1933 - July 6, 2016

Cathryn (Cathy) Violet Miller, 83, passed away surrounded by her daughters, grandchildren and great grandson on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1933 to Archie Columbus and Emily Frances (Gibson) Gibson in Hermitage, Tennessee. On December 2, 1951 she married Ronald “Ronnie” Laverne Miller in Pratt, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 19, 1998. Cathy moved to Kansas from Tennessee in 1949 and graduated from Macksville High School. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Pratt, a local sorority, and an avid bowler. She was a great basketball player, loved working as an interior decorator, above all, she was a veracious reader and passed that love on to her family. She looked forward to Sunday dinner gatherings and holidays spent with family where her sharp humor kept everyone on their toes. She was a bossy woman that always got her way and loved her family especially her grandchildren. She worked as a secretary for Schaffer Plow and Boyd Davies, but was best known as owner of Mom’s Attic. She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Dipman of Pratt, Kansas and Vickie (Kenneth Bell) Miller-Pence of Wichita, Kansas; brother, A.C. (Diana) Gibson of Ford, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Stuart Pence, Oakley (Shay) Stephens, Geoffrey Bell, Kenna Bell and Justin (Erica) Dipman; and great grandchildren, Cyrus (nicknamed by Nanny “Gus”) Stephens, Lauryn Dipman and Koda Dipman. She was preceded in death by her husband; infant daughter, Tina Miller; parents; sisters, Bobbie Thompson and Janie Tritt. Friends may sign the book Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends Sunday from 5-7 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2016 at First Christian Church with Pastor John Havens presiding. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, Kansas. Memorials may be made to Pratt Public Library for purchase of audiobooks in care of Larrison Mortuary.