Martha Miller
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Martha (Sis) Miller of Putnam Valley passed away on Apr. 6. She was 96.
She was born June 3, 1927, in Yonkers to Arthur Sowdon and Martha Blythe. Martha was predeceased by her brothers, Arthur and Richard Sowdon, and her daughter, Holly Mackin. She is survived by her daughters, Blythe Tolliver and Abby Miller; her granddaughters, Rachel Johnson, Elizabeth Tolliver and Jessica and Jillian Mackin; and great-grandchildren Nathaniel, Alex and Allison Johnson.
Martha was a graduate of Syracuse University and had a long career as a head nurse in the emergency room at Phelps Memorial Hospital. She was an accomplished artist who participated in many local and group art exhibitions. Enjoy her art at www.marthamillerartwork.com, the “Gallery of Original Artwork.”
Martha was truly beloved by her family and will be greatly missed.
Visitation for family and friends was held on Saturday, Apr. 13 at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, Inc. in Pleasantville. The funeral was held immediately afterwards at Union Free Church of Pocantico Hills followed by burial at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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