Arlene Helen (Schroder) Miles

Arlene Helen Miles, 100, died November 6, 2015, at Life Care Center in Farmington, New Mexico. She was born January 13, 1915, in Breese, Illinois, the daughter of Carl and Stella Gerfen. Arlene graduated from high school in Carlyle, Illinois, and from a business college in St. Louis, Missouri. She met Hugh S. Miles while in Carlyle and the two were married on April 26, 1943. Together, they lived in Norfolk, Virginia; Olney, Illinois; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Great Bend, Kansas.
From 1968 to 2003 Arlene lived in Great Bend, Kansas. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Golden Belt Country Club, PEO, Community Concert, Progress Club, Bloomers Girl, and several Bridge clubs. Arlene enjoyed entertaining friends and family, and had a passion for gardening. She and Hugh enjoyed traveling and seeing family during their retirement. In 2003, Arlene moved to Farmington, New Mexico to be with family.
Arlene was preceded in death by her husband Hugh on September 14, 2001, one sister, four brothers, and one grandson. Survivors include one son, Robert H. Miles (Joyce) of Guymon, Oklahoma; two daughters, Janis M. Cross (Steve) of Canon City, Colorado and Jeanne G. Shaheen (Jim) of Farmington, New Mexico; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel in Great Bend, Kansas, December 28, 2015. Memorials are suggested to the San Juan Medical Foundation, P.O. Box 110, Farmington, NM 87499, and (505) 609-6813.
Arlene's care is entrusted to the Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688.