Joshua and Kristen Miller
They would have celebrated five months of marriage on Friday.
"They had all those hopes and things before them," said Joshua Miller's father, Ralph Miller, pastor of the church. "The tragedy of it all is so profound that we just believe that God has taken something that's very precious to a lot of people to impact them and say, 'Tomorrow comes and it may be different for you, also.'"
Josh Miller's sister, Nicky, 18, said her brother and sister-in-law were the "All-American couple."
"They were two peas in a pod," she said.
The couple met at the Indianapolis Bible college several years ago. While Josh graduated a year earlier than Kristen, they managed to maintain a long-distance relationship.
"She was either here or he was there every weekend," Nicky Miller said. "They made it work."
They married June 26 and settled into life in Normalville. Josh Miller worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg. Kristen Miller found a job at Learning Leap Child Care Center in Berlin, Somerset County.
They were passionate about the church and working with young people.
"(Josh) had just started preaching in our church once in a while for our dad," Nicky Miller said. "The whole ministry was his life. That was what he lived for and what Kristen lived for."
Kristen Miller loved working with the toddlers at Sunday School, and helped lead the music ministry.
"She had a beautiful voice," Nicky Miller said. "She could sing like no other."
Ralph Miller said he and his children, including oldest son Luke, have had to work through many losses during the past few years. Miller's wife died in 2005, and his mother passed away six months later.
"It's different every time," he said of the grieving process. "With a son and a brother, it's the realization of my son (Luke) that his children won't get to know his best friend."
Ralph Miller said he will remember most how giving his son and daughter-in-law were.
"They were both flawless in our eyes and other peoples' eyes," he said. "They really lived an irreproachable life."
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BENTON -- Kristen Brooke (Hammonds) Miller, 23, daughter of the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds of Benton, died in an automobile accident, along with her husband, Joshua Ray Miller, 24, son of the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn., in Washington County, Penn., at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.
Local services to memorialize the lives of Kristen and Joshua will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church, 707 E. Webster St., in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Chitwood officiating. Burial for Kristen will be in Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at the church in Benton.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Leffler-Poulson Funeral Home in Benton.
Services in Pennsylvania will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, in New Life Tabernacle, 351 S. Center Ave., in Hunker, Penn., with Pastor Stanton Miller officiating. A private burial for Joshua will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Saltlick Township, Penn. Family and friends of Joshua and Kristen will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the tabernacle in Hunker, Penn.
Pennsylvania funeral arrangements are under the direction of Clyde Brooks Funeral Home in Melcroft.
Kristen was born June 23, 1987, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Chris Allen and Vicki Jean (Pedigo) Hammonds. Joshua was born Aug. 6, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, Penn., the son of Ralph and Lynn (Craig) Miller. Kristen met her husband, Joshua, while they were both attending seminary in Indianapolis. Kristen and Joshua were married June 26, 2010, in Benton.
Kristen was a Benton Consolidated High School graduate of the class of 2005, and was also a four-year graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis. Kristen taught pre-school at Learning Leap Childcare Center, and she assisted her husband Joshua with the youth ministry at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
She was a member of Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Joshua was a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, Penn. He was a graduate of the class of 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Penn., and a graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis.
He worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg, Penn., and he was a youth pastor at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Josh loved to hunt and play the guitar. Those who knew him best tell stories of his constant kindness and love for others, and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Both Kristen and Joshua will be remembered for their love for God and their unconditional love for each other.
Kristen's survivors include her parents, the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, and two sisters, Rachel and Bethany Hammonds, all of Benton; maternal grandmother, Sharon Pedigo of Logan; paternal grandparents, Sue and husband, Chuck Barwick, of Cambria; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, her beloved church family at Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and her church family at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
Joshua's survivors include his father and stepmother, the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn.; maternal grandmother, Retha Craig of Normalville, Penn.; brother, Luke Miller and wife, Courtney, of Tyler, Texas; sister, Nicky Miller of Normalville, Penn.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kristen was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Pedigo; paternal grandfather, Clifton Hammonds; and a cousin, Cory Stearns.
Joshua was preceded in death by his mother, Lynn (Craig) Miller; paternal grandparents, Ray and Ruby Miller; and maternal grandfather, James Craig.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, in memory of Kristen and Joshua, to further the youth ministry among the Benton and Normalville communities, and will be accepted at the church.
They would have celebrated five months of marriage on Friday.
"They had all those hopes and things before them," said Joshua Miller's father, Ralph Miller, pastor of the church. "The tragedy of it all is so profound that we just believe that God has taken something that's very precious to a lot of people to impact them and say, 'Tomorrow comes and it may be different for you, also.'"
Josh Miller's sister, Nicky, 18, said her brother and sister-in-law were the "All-American couple."
"They were two peas in a pod," she said.
The couple met at the Indianapolis Bible college several years ago. While Josh graduated a year earlier than Kristen, they managed to maintain a long-distance relationship.
"She was either here or he was there every weekend," Nicky Miller said. "They made it work."
They married June 26 and settled into life in Normalville. Josh Miller worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg. Kristen Miller found a job at Learning Leap Child Care Center in Berlin, Somerset County.
They were passionate about the church and working with young people.
"(Josh) had just started preaching in our church once in a while for our dad," Nicky Miller said. "The whole ministry was his life. That was what he lived for and what Kristen lived for."
Kristen Miller loved working with the toddlers at Sunday School, and helped lead the music ministry.
"She had a beautiful voice," Nicky Miller said. "She could sing like no other."
Ralph Miller said he and his children, including oldest son Luke, have had to work through many losses during the past few years. Miller's wife died in 2005, and his mother passed away six months later.
"It's different every time," he said of the grieving process. "With a son and a brother, it's the realization of my son (Luke) that his children won't get to know his best friend."
Ralph Miller said he will remember most how giving his son and daughter-in-law were.
"They were both flawless in our eyes and other peoples' eyes," he said. "They really lived an irreproachable life."
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BENTON -- Kristen Brooke (Hammonds) Miller, 23, daughter of the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds of Benton, died in an automobile accident, along with her husband, Joshua Ray Miller, 24, son of the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn., in Washington County, Penn., at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.
Local services to memorialize the lives of Kristen and Joshua will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church, 707 E. Webster St., in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Chitwood officiating. Burial for Kristen will be in Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at the church in Benton.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Leffler-Poulson Funeral Home in Benton.
Services in Pennsylvania will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, in New Life Tabernacle, 351 S. Center Ave., in Hunker, Penn., with Pastor Stanton Miller officiating. A private burial for Joshua will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Saltlick Township, Penn. Family and friends of Joshua and Kristen will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the tabernacle in Hunker, Penn.
Pennsylvania funeral arrangements are under the direction of Clyde Brooks Funeral Home in Melcroft.
Kristen was born June 23, 1987, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Chris Allen and Vicki Jean (Pedigo) Hammonds. Joshua was born Aug. 6, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, Penn., the son of Ralph and Lynn (Craig) Miller. Kristen met her husband, Joshua, while they were both attending seminary in Indianapolis. Kristen and Joshua were married June 26, 2010, in Benton.
Kristen was a Benton Consolidated High School graduate of the class of 2005, and was also a four-year graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis. Kristen taught pre-school at Learning Leap Childcare Center, and she assisted her husband Joshua with the youth ministry at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
She was a member of Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Joshua was a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, Penn. He was a graduate of the class of 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Penn., and a graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis.
He worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg, Penn., and he was a youth pastor at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Josh loved to hunt and play the guitar. Those who knew him best tell stories of his constant kindness and love for others, and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Both Kristen and Joshua will be remembered for their love for God and their unconditional love for each other.
Kristen's survivors include her parents, the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, and two sisters, Rachel and Bethany Hammonds, all of Benton; maternal grandmother, Sharon Pedigo of Logan; paternal grandparents, Sue and husband, Chuck Barwick, of Cambria; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, her beloved church family at Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and her church family at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
Joshua's survivors include his father and stepmother, the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn.; maternal grandmother, Retha Craig of Normalville, Penn.; brother, Luke Miller and wife, Courtney, of Tyler, Texas; sister, Nicky Miller of Normalville, Penn.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kristen was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Pedigo; paternal grandfather, Clifton Hammonds; and a cousin, Cory Stearns.
Joshua was preceded in death by his mother, Lynn (Craig) Miller; paternal grandparents, Ray and Ruby Miller; and maternal grandfather, James Craig.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, in memory of Kristen and Joshua, to further the youth ministry among the Benton and Normalville communities, and will be accepted at the church.
Joshua and Kristen Miller
They would have celebrated five months of marriage on Friday.
"They had all those hopes and things before them," said Joshua Miller's father, Ralph Miller, pastor of the church. "The tragedy of it all is so profound that we just believe that God has taken something that's very precious to a lot of people to impact them and say, 'Tomorrow comes and it may be different for you, also.'"
Josh Miller's sister, Nicky, 18, said her brother and sister-in-law were the "All-American couple."
"They were two peas in a pod," she said.
The couple met at the Indianapolis Bible college several years ago. While Josh graduated a year earlier than Kristen, they managed to maintain a long-distance relationship.
"She was either here or he was there every weekend," Nicky Miller said. "They made it work."
They married June 26 and settled into life in Normalville. Josh Miller worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg. Kristen Miller found a job at Learning Leap Child Care Center in Berlin, Somerset County.
They were passionate about the church and working with young people.
"(Josh) had just started preaching in our church once in a while for our dad," Nicky Miller said. "The whole ministry was his life. That was what he lived for and what Kristen lived for."
Kristen Miller loved working with the toddlers at Sunday School, and helped lead the music ministry.
"She had a beautiful voice," Nicky Miller said. "She could sing like no other."
Ralph Miller said he and his children, including oldest son Luke, have had to work through many losses during the past few years. Miller's wife died in 2005, and his mother passed away six months later.
"It's different every time," he said of the grieving process. "With a son and a brother, it's the realization of my son (Luke) that his children won't get to know his best friend."
Ralph Miller said he will remember most how giving his son and daughter-in-law were.
"They were both flawless in our eyes and other peoples' eyes," he said. "They really lived an irreproachable life."
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BENTON -- Kristen Brooke (Hammonds) Miller, 23, daughter of the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds of Benton, died in an automobile accident, along with her husband, Joshua Ray Miller, 24, son of the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn., in Washington County, Penn., at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.
Local services to memorialize the lives of Kristen and Joshua will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church, 707 E. Webster St., in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Chitwood officiating. Burial for Kristen will be in Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at the church in Benton.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Leffler-Poulson Funeral Home in Benton.
Services in Pennsylvania will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, in New Life Tabernacle, 351 S. Center Ave., in Hunker, Penn., with Pastor Stanton Miller officiating. A private burial for Joshua will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Saltlick Township, Penn. Family and friends of Joshua and Kristen will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the tabernacle in Hunker, Penn.
Pennsylvania funeral arrangements are under the direction of Clyde Brooks Funeral Home in Melcroft.
Kristen was born June 23, 1987, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Chris Allen and Vicki Jean (Pedigo) Hammonds. Joshua was born Aug. 6, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, Penn., the son of Ralph and Lynn (Craig) Miller. Kristen met her husband, Joshua, while they were both attending seminary in Indianapolis. Kristen and Joshua were married June 26, 2010, in Benton.
Kristen was a Benton Consolidated High School graduate of the class of 2005, and was also a four-year graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis. Kristen taught pre-school at Learning Leap Childcare Center, and she assisted her husband Joshua with the youth ministry at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
She was a member of Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Joshua was a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, Penn. He was a graduate of the class of 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Penn., and a graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis.
He worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg, Penn., and he was a youth pastor at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Josh loved to hunt and play the guitar. Those who knew him best tell stories of his constant kindness and love for others, and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Both Kristen and Joshua will be remembered for their love for God and their unconditional love for each other.
Kristen's survivors include her parents, the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, and two sisters, Rachel and Bethany Hammonds, all of Benton; maternal grandmother, Sharon Pedigo of Logan; paternal grandparents, Sue and husband, Chuck Barwick, of Cambria; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, her beloved church family at Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and her church family at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
Joshua's survivors include his father and stepmother, the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn.; maternal grandmother, Retha Craig of Normalville, Penn.; brother, Luke Miller and wife, Courtney, of Tyler, Texas; sister, Nicky Miller of Normalville, Penn.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kristen was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Pedigo; paternal grandfather, Clifton Hammonds; and a cousin, Cory Stearns.
Joshua was preceded in death by his mother, Lynn (Craig) Miller; paternal grandparents, Ray and Ruby Miller; and maternal grandfather, James Craig.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, in memory of Kristen and Joshua, to further the youth ministry among the Benton and Normalville communities, and will be accepted at the church.
They would have celebrated five months of marriage on Friday.
"They had all those hopes and things before them," said Joshua Miller's father, Ralph Miller, pastor of the church. "The tragedy of it all is so profound that we just believe that God has taken something that's very precious to a lot of people to impact them and say, 'Tomorrow comes and it may be different for you, also.'"
Josh Miller's sister, Nicky, 18, said her brother and sister-in-law were the "All-American couple."
"They were two peas in a pod," she said.
The couple met at the Indianapolis Bible college several years ago. While Josh graduated a year earlier than Kristen, they managed to maintain a long-distance relationship.
"She was either here or he was there every weekend," Nicky Miller said. "They made it work."
They married June 26 and settled into life in Normalville. Josh Miller worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg. Kristen Miller found a job at Learning Leap Child Care Center in Berlin, Somerset County.
They were passionate about the church and working with young people.
"(Josh) had just started preaching in our church once in a while for our dad," Nicky Miller said. "The whole ministry was his life. That was what he lived for and what Kristen lived for."
Kristen Miller loved working with the toddlers at Sunday School, and helped lead the music ministry.
"She had a beautiful voice," Nicky Miller said. "She could sing like no other."
Ralph Miller said he and his children, including oldest son Luke, have had to work through many losses during the past few years. Miller's wife died in 2005, and his mother passed away six months later.
"It's different every time," he said of the grieving process. "With a son and a brother, it's the realization of my son (Luke) that his children won't get to know his best friend."
Ralph Miller said he will remember most how giving his son and daughter-in-law were.
"They were both flawless in our eyes and other peoples' eyes," he said. "They really lived an irreproachable life."
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BENTON -- Kristen Brooke (Hammonds) Miller, 23, daughter of the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds of Benton, died in an automobile accident, along with her husband, Joshua Ray Miller, 24, son of the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn., in Washington County, Penn., at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.
Local services to memorialize the lives of Kristen and Joshua will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church, 707 E. Webster St., in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Chitwood officiating. Burial for Kristen will be in Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at the church in Benton.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Leffler-Poulson Funeral Home in Benton.
Services in Pennsylvania will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, in New Life Tabernacle, 351 S. Center Ave., in Hunker, Penn., with Pastor Stanton Miller officiating. A private burial for Joshua will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Saltlick Township, Penn. Family and friends of Joshua and Kristen will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the tabernacle in Hunker, Penn.
Pennsylvania funeral arrangements are under the direction of Clyde Brooks Funeral Home in Melcroft.
Kristen was born June 23, 1987, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Chris Allen and Vicki Jean (Pedigo) Hammonds. Joshua was born Aug. 6, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, Penn., the son of Ralph and Lynn (Craig) Miller. Kristen met her husband, Joshua, while they were both attending seminary in Indianapolis. Kristen and Joshua were married June 26, 2010, in Benton.
Kristen was a Benton Consolidated High School graduate of the class of 2005, and was also a four-year graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis. Kristen taught pre-school at Learning Leap Childcare Center, and she assisted her husband Joshua with the youth ministry at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
She was a member of Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Joshua was a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, Penn. He was a graduate of the class of 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Penn., and a graduate of Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis.
He worked at Scott Electric in Greensburg, Penn., and he was a youth pastor at Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn. Josh loved to hunt and play the guitar. Those who knew him best tell stories of his constant kindness and love for others, and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Both Kristen and Joshua will be remembered for their love for God and their unconditional love for each other.
Kristen's survivors include her parents, the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, and two sisters, Rachel and Bethany Hammonds, all of Benton; maternal grandmother, Sharon Pedigo of Logan; paternal grandparents, Sue and husband, Chuck Barwick, of Cambria; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, her beloved church family at Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church in Benton and her church family at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Normalville, Penn.
Joshua's survivors include his father and stepmother, the Rev. Ralph and Susan Miller of Normalville, Penn.; maternal grandmother, Retha Craig of Normalville, Penn.; brother, Luke Miller and wife, Courtney, of Tyler, Texas; sister, Nicky Miller of Normalville, Penn.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kristen was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Pedigo; paternal grandfather, Clifton Hammonds; and a cousin, Cory Stearns.
Joshua was preceded in death by his mother, Lynn (Craig) Miller; paternal grandparents, Ray and Ruby Miller; and maternal grandfather, James Craig.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rev. Chris and Vicki Hammonds, in memory of Kristen and Joshua, to further the youth ministry among the Benton and Normalville communities, and will be accepted at the church.
