Van Alstyne, Texas -- Imogene (Jean) Whitfield Miller, 80, died October 23, 2014 in the residence of her daughter, Sumaiya Lloyd, and was surrounded by love from her children and loved ones. She was born November 9, 1933 in Anna, Texas, into a sharecropper’s family and built her ‘working’ core values by picking cotton as a youth.  She continued her work ethic by managing a Dairy Queen with her first husband in Wyoming.  She then found and excelled at her career of 46 years as an executive secretary for Texas Instruments.

Jean embraced all the technological advances along the way in support of her profession. She passed this work ethic by example on to her children. She expressed many other fine qualities of care, compassion, determination and commitment to family.  Although she was quiet and reserved, Jean had an adventuresome spirit displayed by her many travels. At 16, she left the family home for the big city (Ft. Worth).   At 20, she took a chance on a letter invitation to meet serviceman Vernon Lloyd in Wyoming (a week later they were married). She explored Egypt with her daughter Sumaiya, England with second husband Jim Miller, and Malaysia with son Gary. She smiled big on the back of daughter Lisa’s motorcycle, and walked down an entire ski mountain, until her legs gave way. She faced each new challenge in life like she faced death, with poise, dignity and strength. We will all miss her love and caring way greatly.

Jean called four places home in her life; Van Alstyne, Texas; Buffalo, Wyoming, Dallas , Texas; and Denver, Colorado. Regardless of the location thoug;,  her passion for her Home remained gardening, whether it was vegetables or flowers.  This was epitomized by her effort to create a botanical oasis at
her residence in Dallas. It’s hard to imagine what her life might have been, had it not been primarily
Mom, but one can imagine great successes. We, her children, are grateful she chose Mom. With Love, Respect, and Awe we say goodbye.

Jean was preceded in death by:  Mother and Father, George and Myrtle Whitfield, her Brother Bill Whitfield, and Sisters Becie, Omega, and Faye. Jean is survived by: Brother, Joe Whitfield, Sisters, Ann Climer and Virginia Kenner, Daughters, Lisa and Sumaiya Lloyd, and Sons, Curtis, Larry, Gary Lloyd, Grand Children-Kristi Hollingworth, Grant & Nathan Lloyd, Scott, Eric & Amy Lloyd, Keila Lloyd, Nusaybah,Fatimah,Safiyah,Osama, Humza & Hamam Ismail. Great- grand children-Porter and Heidi
Lloyd, Maleigha Hawkins and Syrena and Layth Ismail.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Van Alstyne Cemetery. Rev. Gary Gibbs will officiate. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne.