Wade Ashley Miller

Wade Ashley Miller of Emporia, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  He was 61.

Wade was born on August 14, 1963, in Marysville, Kansas, the son of Frederick Charles and Jean Carol Schmidt Miller.  Wade graduated from Emporia High School Class of 1983 and worked as the Assistant Manager at Wash 'n' Vac Car Wash in Emporia.  He was a member of the National Pony Express Association.

He is survived by his mother Jean Carol Miller of Emporia; brother Grant (Karen) Miller of Shawnee, Kansas; sister, Valerie (Darrin) Arment of Hiawatha; nephews Preston and Landon Miller and his niece Allison Arment.

He is preceded in death by his father, and grandparents, Emil and Lena Miller and Henry and Jessie Schmidt.

The Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 2, 2024, at the First Christian Church in Emporia.  Visitation will take place an hour prior to the service.  A private burial later will take place at the Rosean Cemetery north of Emporia.  Memorial contributions to the Kansas Division of the Pony Express Association or charity of the donor’s choice can be sent in the care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.