Clarence J. Miller

December 11, 1942 - November 7, 2018

Clarence J. “Clancy” Miller, son of the late Clarence Miller and Carolyn Baker Miller went to meet his maker on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Born Dec. 11th, 1942, he was a 1961 graduate of Johnstown High School. Miller was predeceased by the rest of his siblings Alison Lee, William, Elizabeth, Merna and David. In 1964, Clancy joined the Johnstown Fire Department and continued to work there for 25 years until his retirement in 1989. In 1967, Clancy got married to Carol Rorick and the two of them produced two sons Michael the oldest and Scott the youngest. During his off time from the Fire Department, Clancy ran a successful photography business including a photo processing lab in Clifton Park. He shot hundreds of weddings during this time and spent 25 years as Fonda Speedway track photographer until his retirement from that position in 2002. In 2017, Clancy was inducted into the Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame. Clancy was proud of his achievements in many positions that he held in the community. During his time with Little League Baseball he was appointed Treasurer and eventually President, his tenure allowed girls to play in Johnstown for the first time. He also served on the Board of the Pine Tree Rifle Club and eventually ended up as president. Clancy was appointed to the Charter Review Committee and then was voted in as President and the committee successfully changed the Charter for the City of Johnstown. Clancy enjoyed traveling especially going down to Florida to see his son at Eglin Air Force Base. During his lifetime, he also enjoyed hobbies such as raising and breeding tropical fish, building and flying remote-controlled aircraft and he loved firearms of all kinds including pistol shooting, rifle shooting and especially shotguns for shooting skeet. In addition to his two sons Michael Miller and his wife Delana Miller and Scott Miller, Mr. Miller is survived by six grandchildren Mercedes Casler, Ashleigh Parsons, Shauna Trembley, Evan Miller, Christian Miller and Matthew Miller and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, Inc., 215 E. Main Street, Johnstown. Visitation for family and friends will be prior to the service on Saturday, November 10 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Fern Dale Cemetery, Johnstown, immediately following the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Clancy’s memory may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 108 Steele Avenue, Gloversville, New York 12078. Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting our website at www.agcolefuneralhome.com