Ronald Lee Miller, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Born on June 22, 1931, at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, Ronald was the son of the late Charles Wesley Miller and Ethel Grace (Wolfkill) Miller. Ronald was preceded in death by his brother, Richard "Dick" Miller; his first wife, Barbara Miller Snyder; his step-daughter, Debra (Lininger) Frisby; and his son-in-law, Douglas Stone. Ronald is survived by his wife, Bonnie (Stinson) Miller of Chambersburg, PA. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie (Miller) Stone of Funkstown, MD; son and daughter-in-law Ronald Jr. and Jennifer (Hadley) Miller of Lenexa, KS; and step-daughter and son-in-law Jody (Lininger) and David Koontz of Chambersburg, PA. Ronald is survived by grandson Ben Stone (wife, Lily Mackley) of Smithsburg, MD, and grandson David Stone (wife, Sarah Wetzel) of Hagerstown, MD, and granddaughters Katie Miller of Lenexa, KS, and Abigail and Emily Koontz of Chambersburg, PA. His great-grandchildren include Josephine and Cooper Stone, and Sasha and Francesca Stone. Ronald graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1949 and attended the Whiting School of Engineering of Johns Hopkins University. He also attended Hagerstown Junior College and Lycoming College. Ronald worked in Hagerstown at Fairchild Aircraft Corporation as a manufacturing, industrial, and test engineer, and at Jamison Door Company as a project engineer. He also worked at Samuel K. Spigler Co. of Funkstown, MD; Montour Auto Service Co. of Montoursville, PA; and Fairchild Republic Company, Rohr, Inc., and the Western Maryland Consortium of Hagerstown, MD. Ronald was a member and Past Exalted Ruler of Hagerstown Elks Lodge #378 and President of the Tri-State Elks Association. He attended King Street Church of Chambersburg, PA. Family and friends remember Ronald’s bright blue eyes, warm smile, and sense of humor and wit. He was an avid sportsman, college football referee, and golfer, and he loved sailing with his fraternity brothers on the Chesapeake Bay. Ronald attended many of his grandchildren’s school events and sports games, cheering them on from the sidelines. He had a deep love for his family and friends and will be remembered and greatly missed by them. Services will be private.
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