Introduction
Warren P. Miller was born in Camden, New Jersey on January 22, 1930 to Oliver and Edna Miller. His early years were spent at 743 Walnut Street. By 1940 his family had moved to 1142 Baring Street. The family was at 807 Walnut Street when the 1943 Camden City Directory was compiled, and they were still at that address in 1947. Oliver Miller and family had moved to 780 Walnut Street by the mid-1950s.
After serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War, Warren P. Miller was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on April 12, 1956. He reported for duty four days later. The 1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory shows Warren Miller at 2114 Watson Street in East Camden. He moved to 433 Trenton Avenue during the 1960s, and was still at that address as late as 1977.
Warren P. Miller passed away on May 6, 1985, leaving a widow, Constance Miller, and a son, Wayne V. Miller, who was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on December 16, 1987. Sadly, Wayne V. Miller was killed in a car accident in July of 1990.
Fire Department Service Card
Warren P. Miller fire department service card
Warren P. Miller, 55, Camden firefighter
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden — Services for 29-year veteran city firefighter Warren P. Miller will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church, 9th and Kaighn avenues, Camden.
Mr. Miller, a lifelong resident of Camden, died Monday at Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center, Camden. He was 55.
A graduate of Camden High School, Mr. Miller was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of United Firefighters, of Camden.
Mr. Miller was a life member and trustee of the Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church. He was a member and vice president of the church’s Bershire Noblemen’s Club, a member of the church’s board of Christian education and a former church usher, Sunday school teacher and Boy Scout leader.
Surviving are his wife, Constance; a daughter, Joyce, of Camden; two sons, Warren P. Jr. and Wayne, both of Camden, a grandson, Kevin, of Camden; a granddaughter, Erica, of Camden; his mother, Edna, of Camden; three brothers, Leonard, of Washington, D.C., Kenneth, of Sicklerville and Vincent, of Camden; five aunts, and two uncles.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at the Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.