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Irene Marion (Vesser) Miller, 96, Shawnee, Ks, died Feb. 25, 2017. Born Oct. 8, 1920 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the year women got the vote, she was preceded in death by her parents Edwin Crockett Vesser and Irene Harper Vesser; brothers Ed(Agnes) and Fred (Neila); her husband Lee and daughter Daryl Davey and her dogs, Bendi and Jasmine .
Survived by daughter Candace Scott(Loren), grandchildren Samantha Le (Viet), John Davey IV (Masha), Devon Davey(Brian), and great-granddaughters Vivian Rose Le and Cassandra Daryl Davey.
Irene lived in 8 states and visited many countries, but her favorite place was San Francisco. When Lee was overseas in Africa/Sicily (WWII), she worked as a secretary there. Lee and Irene returned to Kansas City and his family after the war. When he died, she moved back to SF. She rejoined Candace's family in Shawnee for 26 years.
Irene was a modest, honest person who was a liberal. She worked as a legal and medical secretary as well as gave clarinet lessons for Bob Luyben. She played the clarinet for several local orchestras. She also created and sold intricate Barbie doll clothes for craft fairs. She lived in her own home until the end. She watched birds, the Royals (Patek, Butler, Perez) and Jayhawk BB (Morris twins, Mason, Graham). A sweet woman, she loved her family.
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