Leocadia Campos Miller

Leocadia Campos Miller, 94, of Jefferson City, MO was received into her Father's House on September 11, 2013, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO. Lil was born on December 9, 1918, in Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii to Rafael Campos Marfil and Maria Gallardo Claros de Macharaviaya. She was the youngest of 22 children. Lil will be remembered for her strength of will, her love of family, her quick wit, and her devotion to God. She was deeply loved by her family and friends. Lil was united in marriage to David Victor Miller of Honolulu, Hawaii on January 16th 1940. Together they moved to Saint Louis, MO for David to attend medical school. To support her husband and family, Lil began her working career as a medical transcriptionist. When David graduated from Saint Louis University Medical School in 1953, the briefly returned to Hawaii and then moved to Houston, TX before finally making a home in Poplar Bluff, MO where Lil worked as a homemaker. Lil was widowed in 1982. She moved to Jefferson City, MO and worked at Dillard's Department store until her retirement at age 80. Lil choose to spend her retirement in Columbia, MO. It was in Columbia that she met Robert Wicke. With the support and love of her family and friends, they were married in April 2010. In 2012, Robert and Lil made their home at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO. Her faith in God was her strength. She demonstrated her faith through her devotion to the Church and her many acts of kindness to those in need. Lil was an active member of the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Houston, TX. In Poplar Bluff, MO she was a member of the Altar Society at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she delighted in creating magnificent flower arrangements to decorate the Church for the benefit of the congregation and the adoration of our Lord. She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Joseph and a volunteer at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, MO. Lil was preceded in death by her first husband, David Victor Miller, and her granddaughter Shannon Miller Wilson. She is survived by her adoring husband Robert Wicke of Pilot Grove, MO and her beloved sons David (Sue) Miller of Boonville, MO, R.C. (Deborah) Miller of Jefferson City, MO, and Rafeal (Debra) Miller of Poplar Bluff, MO. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren who were blessed to have known her love. Mass of Christian Burial will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 322 7th Street, Boonville, MO with the Rev. Robert Duesdieker officiating. Visitation will be 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Poplar Bluff, MO on Thursday. Memorials are suggested to The Carmelite Monastery in Jefferson City, MO c/o The Reverend Mother Prioress, O.C.D 2201 West Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.