Edwin Eugene "Ed" "Gene" Miller, 81, of Parkersburg, passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at the Willows Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Russell Odell and Beatrice Jackson Miller. Edwin was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Kelly Class and had taught Sunday School Class. He retired from Diamond Bathhurst Glass Company with 43 years of service, had worked for many years with Kimes Funeral Home and Ogdin-Kimes Funeral Home as an attendant, had also worked with Trans Distribution on Rosemar Road and was an avid WVU Mountaineer fan. Surviving is his wife, Peggy A. Caplinger Wright Miller; two sons, the Rev. Larry Edwin Miller and his wife, Bonnie, of Parkersburg and Steven Carroll Miller and his wife, Karen, of Warsaw, Ind.; one daughter, Joyce Ann Patterson and her husband, Dan, of Parkersburg; his stepson, James Wright of Mineral Wells; his former wife, Joyce Wright of Williamstown; eight grandchildren, Holly Patterson, Stewart Patterson, Jimmy Wright, Jessica Wright, Joel Wright, Dawn Gray, Kerry Lemon and Jessica Miller; a great-granddaughter, Alyssa Daugherty; two brothers, Homer Miller of Parkersburg and Clyde Miller (Sue) of Quinton, Va.; two sisters, Catherine Shawver of Williamstown and Eleanor Mays of Parkersburg; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis Pyles Miller in 1978; two brothers, William and Curtis Miller; and two sisters, Genevieve Blankenship and Bonita Rhoades. The funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church on Market Street. His son, the Rev. Larry Miller and Pastor Richard McClure will officiate and burial will follow at Evergreen North Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at the Kimes Funeral Home, 521 Fifth Street, Parkersburg, and he will lie in state from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Online condolence messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.kimesfh.com