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Miner -- Mary Louise Bright Miner, age 90, died February 18, 1999 in Albuquerque. She was born August 5, 1908 in St. Louis, MO to Anna Story Bright and Leslie Edward Bright. Her family included John Jacob Story (St. James, MO), William E. Bright (President, St. Louis Type Foundry), Edward James (pilot for the Sultana steamboat which exploded on the Mississippi in 1865) and friend, Nellie Mardous. She attended Stephens College, received a University of Missouri journalism degree, edited Whip and Spur magazine and worked for the St. Louis Star-Times. She married William Rush Miner in 1931 and moved to Evanston, IL in 1943. She played an active community role, worked as National Executive Secretary of Delta Delta Delta, studied Spanish, and spent substantial time in Mexico. She moved to Green Valley, AZ (1960s) and to Albuquerque (1982). She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, William E. Bright; sister, Katherine Bright Rosenau and husband, William Rush Miner. She is survived by cousin, Betty Carlisle Bruemmer (St. Louis, MO); sisters and brothers-in-law, James and Adelaide Pletcher (Green Valley, AZ) and Charles Thomas (Sun City, AZ); children, William Bright Miner and his wife, Marie (Somerville, NJ), John Gifford Miner (Albuquerque), Anne Story Miner (Madison, WS); grandchildren, Terry Ann Newton, Lisa Franz, William Miner, John Gifford Miner Jr., Meredith Miner, Adam S.T. Miner; nieces and nephews, Mary Lou Mellon, Susan Ochs, Jain Pletcher, J.P. Rosenau, Mary Beth Spangler, Karl Thomas, Leslie Ann Wainwright; great-grandchildren, Daniel Miner Franz, Joseph Lee Franz, Corey Justin Miner, Amanda Louise Miner, other family members, Elizabeth Westerhold, Stephanie Spinks, Fred Hess, Al Franz, Nadine Miner, Philip White. Contributions can be made in Mary Louise's name to the Salvation Army.
        Published on: Sat February 27, 1999