Raymond L. Day, Sr., 81, Fellsmere
Raymond L. Day, Sr., 81, of Fellsmere, died Augu. 26, 2017, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Fellsmere and was a lifetime resident of the Fellsmere and Micco areas.
Ray was a US Army veteran and served at the conclusion of the Korean War. He was a heavy equipment and drag-line operator working all over the United States.
Survivors include daughters, Diana Magana (David), of Fellsmere, and Connie Loudermilk, of Sebastian; sons, John David Day (Karen,) of St. Martinville, La., and Warren Mack Day (Heather), of Rocky Mount, Va.; sister, Freda Peterson, of Santa Clara, Calif.; brothers, John L. Day (Joleen), of Fellsmere, and Harold Day (Julia), of Barefoot Bay; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Raymond L. Day, Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960 in Ray’s memory.
A Graveside Service will be held 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach.
Carlton K. Miller, 88, Wabasso
Carlton K. Miller, 88, of Wabasso, died at grace Senior Living Center on Aug. 26, 2017. He was born in Niles, Mich., on July 1, 1929, the younger of two sons of Clarence and Bernice Miller.
Mr. Miller graduated from high school in 1947 in Bridgman, Michigan. He graduated with honors and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University in 1951. Mr. Miller was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honorary. In 1952, he graduated with a M.S. in Hydraulic Engineering from Louisiana State University.
In August of 1952, he began work as an engineer for the U.S. Lake Survey, in Detroit, where he was responsible for the development of plans to control the water levels of the five Great Lakes by regulating the flows of their interconnecting rivers. In addition, he determined the flows to be used for the design of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project.
In 1955, he began work as an engineer for Pate and Hirn Engineers, a municipal engineering consulting firm in Detroit. The Twelve Town Drain in Oakland County, and the Sexton Kilfoil Drain in Wayne County, were two of his major undertakings with the firm.
In 1964, he commenced work as a Project Manager for A. M. Kinney Engineers, an industrial and municipal engineering firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the firm, he was the co-inventor of a major Solid Waste Resource Recovery process.
In May of 1973, Mr. Miller joined the firm of Connell Associates in Coral Gables, Fla., as a senior engineer.
In August of 1976, he was appointed the Director of the Solid Waste Division for Broward County Florida.
He retired on July 1, 1992, after Broward County constructed two 64 MW power plants. Each plant uses about 2250 tons of solid waste per day as fuel.
Mr. Miller moved to Wabasso to live in the house he designed and had built for his parents in 1970.
Mr. Miller was a Registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, Ohio and Florida. He was also a Registered Land Surveyor in Michigan and Ohio. In 1984, Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins commissioned Mr. Miller as a Colonel in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels for engineering services contributed. He was also a Life Member in the American Society of Civil Engineers.
In 1997, he was appointed to the Indian River County Utility Advisory Committee. Thereafter, he proved his engineering and managements expertise, on a pro-bono basis, to the county water, wastewater and solid waste operations.
Survivors include a son, Stephen K. Miller, of Coral Springs; two grandsons, Michael and Jeffery Miller; and great-grandchildren, Brayden and Olivia Miller.
Friends may make donations, in Mr. Miller’s memory, to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St,. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 39105 or to Doctors without Borders, P.O. Box 5023, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5023.
No services are scheduled.
