On December 7th 2014 at 7am in Plano, Texas, Barbara Miller Hervey was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was 81 and born in Cherokee, IA on September 12th, 1933. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Lee Merle and Maybelle Miller of Cherokee, IA. She is survived by two sisters: Marla Hembree of Kansas City, KS and Patricia Thomason of Houston, TX; her children Valerie Maniscalco of Chicago, IL; Tamara and Stephen Volner of Little Elm, TX; Kyle and Barbara Wheeler of Tucson, AZ; Sean and Susan Wheeler of Loveland, CO; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Barbara spent much of her life teaching children academics as an elementary school teacher and about the love of Christ as a Sunday school teacher. She was a longstanding member and Elder of the Presbyterian Church USA. She also volunteered and supported the mission of Puentes de Cristo (whose mission statement is: "Serving Christ's people on the border since 1981".
Although we know you are now living in your Father's house, we're already missing you! We will love you forever Mom, Mommy, Ma, Mumsy and Grandma.
Kind and accepting of all people
Love of life and adventure.
Mom had a loving and forgiving heart.
1 Corinthian's 13:4-8
"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never ends."
Sean Wheeler - "Mom was strong in faith in ways I have not figured out yet, and that is what got her through a lot of things in life. I know she is home in the presence of Christ now, and that is what I celebrate and hope to honor by being that same reflection of Jesus to others that she so often was."
Terrific Sense of Humor - Been There, Done That, Have T-Shirt.