Gail Brown Miller, 85, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 5, 2026, at Woodland Park Circle of Valley Mountain Regional Center.
Mrs. Miller was born August 6, 1941, in Malden, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of David MacGregor Brown and Alexina Seivwright Marshall Brown, who were born in Dundee, Scotland.
She grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. Following graduation from high school in Belmont, she earned a degree from Iowa Weslyn College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Additionally she graduated from a dietetic internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Mrs. Miller became a registered dietitian in 1969 and maintained this status throughout her professional career.
She was employed at health facilities in Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan and Virginis. She married Gordon Wayne Miller of Wellman, Iowa September 11, 1965, at Plymouth Congregational Church in Belmont, Massachusetts.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children: Kristina Elizabeth Miller Harless along with her husband, Daniel and their son, Joshua and daughter, Morgan of Canal Fulton, Ohio; Karin Laura Lambert of Harrisonburg; and John David Miller along with his wife, Alisha and their children Hayden and Callie of West Hartford, Connecticut. Gail was affectionately known as “Gramm” by her grandchildren.
Mrs. Miller’s parents, her brother: David MacGregor Brown and her sister: Jean Marshall Brown preceded her in death. Her parents, brother and sister are buried in Belmont, Massachusetts.
As a first generation American, she was keenly interested in the heritage of her parents adopted county as well as the land of her ancestors. In keeping with the later, she was a member of Clan Wallace and the Keith Clan Society USA. Her paternal grandmother was a Wallace from Fifeshire, Scotland and her maternal great-grandmother was a Keith from the small town of Meigle, Scotland.
A memorial service was held October 10, 2026, at the McMullen Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be private at a later date in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Joetown, near Wellman, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Anglicans for Life, 80 Leetsdale Industrial Drive, Suite 301, Leetsdale, PA 15056 or to the Bening Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation Inc. PO Box 12468, Beaumont, TX 77726-2468
The family offers thanks for the staff who worked with her while at Harmon House, This includes the nurisng, medical, nursing assistant, and the therapy personal. Your work and dedication for Gail was superb and deeply appreciated.
