Norman Allen Miner

Dr. Norman Allen Miner, 82, passed away peacefully October 24, 2019. A visitation is scheduled at Geo. J. Carroll & Son in Gainesville, Texas at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 30. Funeral services will be held at Callisburg Methodist Church, at 2 pm on Friday, November 1.

Norman was born on June 24, 1937, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Norman and Lillian Miner. He excelled in football, both in high school, and at Carleton College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He married Marilyn Hensick in 1959 and then proceeded to earn his PhD in microbiology at Purdue University.

Dr. Miner initially worked as a microbiologist with Dow Chemical, researching interferon treatment for cancer. In 1971, he moved his family to Texas and developed disinfectants for Johnson & Johnson. He then owned and operated Allamer Corporation, building residences and multi-family properties around Arlington, Texas. After 1987, he returned to microbiology, owning and operating Microchem Laboratory, Inc., which developed the disinfectant Aldahol. His final occupation was owning and operating the Red River Peach Orchard in Gainesville, Texas.  He was an avid reader and loved the outdoors, particularly boating and fishing.

Norman is preceded in death by his ex-wife Marilyn and his granddaughter Brittany Mitchell. He is survived by his wife Joette, his sister Marilyn Pence, and his ex-wife Rose; daughters Jennifer Kirkley (husband, Doug), Becky Lottman (husband, Carl) and Amanda Taylor (husband, Todd); sons Michael Miner (wife, Lidiya) and Chris Miner (wife, Melissa); along with granddaughters Caitlin and Meghan Mitchell, Sarah Lottman, Sydney and Madison Taylor, Katya and Sonya Miner, and Malorie and Parker Miner.