Wednesday, September 26, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21
Obituary
Outeaws ceaim trophy at tourney
Ruth Ellen Miller
November 27, 1935 — September 13, 2018
Ruth Ellen Miller had
the joy of seeing the face
of Jesus and reuniting
with her beloved husband
on September 13, as she
entered the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Ruth was born November
27, 1935, in Shidler,
Oklahoma to George and
Nora Pace. She had eight
brothers and sisters.
In 1955, after Ruth
was certified as a licensed
practical nurse, she moved
to Texas where she met
the love of her life. Jim
and Ruth were married in
Houston, Texas, August 31,
1956, and shared 54 won-
derful years raising three
children together. They
lived on the East Coast
until they settled in Albany,
Oregon in 1972. Ruth relo-
cated to Sisters from 2010 to
2012, returning to Albany at
the end of 2012.
Ruth was a member of
the American Association
of Medical Assistants for
many years. She worked in
medical offices for several
doctors, retired twice, and
continued to work part-time
providing medical billing
services until age 78. Ruth
was well-regarded through-
out the medical community.
Ruth enjoyed reading,
square dancing, Sunday
drives with her husband,
and attending Albany First
Assembly of God as well as
Three Sister’s Fellowship.
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Ruth’s faith in God was the
cornerstone of her life. Her
gracious kindness and sense
of humor will be greatly
missed by all who knew her.
Ruth is survived by her
children: James L. Miller of
Seattle, Washington, Kyle
R. Miller and his wife Carol
of Oakland, and Denise G.
Miller of Bend; her grand-
children: Josh, Kelly, Brian,
Sierra, Chet and Jeffrey;
plus three great-grandchil-
dren: Charlie, Mikey, and
Zane. Other surviving rela-
tives include Julie Stafford,
Ed Pace, and Gene Foster.
Ruth will be laid to rest
and join her husband at
the Terrebonne Pioneer
Cemetery in Central Oregon
on October 26, at 2:30 p.m.
Ruth’s memorial service
will be held at the Lakeside
Center on the Mennonite
Village campus on October
27, starting at 2 p.m. fol-
lowed by a Celebration of
Life gathering.
Online condolences for
the family may be posted
at www.fisherfuneralhome.
com.
The Sisters Invitational
Vo l l e y b a l l To u r n a m e n t
hosted 20 teams on Saturday,
September 22, includ-
ing the top five teams in
the 4A OSAA rankings.
After battling the entire
day, the Outlaws came
out on top in the cham-
pionship game against
Tillamook, and claimed the
prize.
Pool play began in the
morning with the Outlaws
matched up against Klamath
Union, Madras, and Burns,
who is a powerhouse at the
3A level. Sisters cruised
through with a 6-0 record
to earn the top seed in the
Gold Bracket in afternoon
play.
In the first round, the
Outlaws had a rematch with
Burns, and won with scores
of 25-15, 25-19.
Wi t h t h e w i n , t h e y
advanced to the semi-finals
and faced league foe Sweet
Home, who had just beat
them two days earlier in a
brutal five-set match. This
time around the Outlaws
posted the victory with scores
of 25-20, 25-18, which put
them in the championship
match.
Sisters came out on a mis-
sion and were poised and
determined in their match-
up against the Tillamook
Cheesemakers, who beat
their league rival Valley
Catholic in the semi-finals in
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three tough sets to advance to
the finals.
The Outlaws controlled
the game from start to fin-
ish, and great net play from
Sophie Silva and accurate
serves from sister Sam Silva
We showed composure
and confidence, and we
were able to put together
complete games.
A championship today
was a great way for us
to kick off the second
half of league play.
— Coach Rory Rush
were big boosts to the team.
The Outlaws started the first
set with an 8-0 lead and
held onto that momentum
to the end. Sisters’ strong
serves were too much for
the Cheesemakers to han-
dle, as they were never able
to find a rhythm in their
offense.
Coach Rory Rush said,
“After losing a tough league
game against Sweet Home on
Thursday, our goal coming
into today was to find con-
fidence, learn from our loss,
and grow as a team. Today,
we were able to accomplish
this. We showed composure
and confidence, and we were
able to put together com-
plete games. A championship
today was a great way for us
to kick off the second half of
league play.”
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