Alma L. Miser

Alma L. Miser, 80, of Pinellas Park, Florida, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017. Born July 18, 1936 in Zachariah, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Hiram and Bertha (Conway) Sparks.

Alma grew up in Dennison before marrying her high school sweetheart, Merlin L. Miser, on June 7, 1953. They were blessed with nearly 50 years of wedded bliss until his passing on May 27, 2003. Alma was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother whose life was centered around her family. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, especially, were a source of great joy to her. While living in Bloomingdale and later New Philadelphia, she had also been a beautician for a number of years.

Her surviving family includes her son, Keith Miser; daughter, Sherry (Bruce) Brindley; grandchildren, William Brindley, Brittany (Sam) Ferlita, and Jeana (George III) Hages; great-grandchildren, George IV and Brice Hages, Makenna and Malina Ferlita, and another expected, Maxon; sister, Pastor Wanda (Bert) Romig; brother, Kenneth (Linda) Sparks; and many nieces and nephews.

Pastor John Stevenson will officiate a service at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment will follow in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens in Dover. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Suncoast Hospice Mid Pinellas Woodside, 6770 102nd Ave. North, Pinellas Park, FL 33782.