Edgar Miller, who helped others get through the grief of death, dies at 68 - TSDMemphis.com

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Edgar Miller, who helped others get through the grief of death, dies at 68 - TSDMemphis.com

Scores of photos and Edgar-Miller stories featured on social media speak to the fact that the chief of operations at N.J. Ford Sons Funeral home had become a “member” of hundreds and hundreds of families by virtue of his service. Miller died this week. He was 68. “He worked all day Tuesday with us, []

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