Longtime Dickson County court official dies months after retiring

Nancy Miller, the Dickson County Chancery Court clerk and master who served for 50 years, died Thursday after a brief illness. She was 72 years old.

Miller retired from the clerk and master position in September after 45 years.

She was hired in 1972 by the county court and worked nearly five years as the chief deputy to former Clerk and Master Jesse Miller. Nancy Miller was sworn into office on July 29, 1977, by then-Chancellor Alex Darnell.

Miller was believed to be one of, if not the youngest, clerk and masters in the state at the time of her appointment at age 26, according to the Aug. 3, 1977, edition of The Dickson Herald.

Miller was the final employee to have worked full-time in all three Dickson County Courthouses. She began in the now Historic Courthouse prior to the building of the “new” courthouse annex in 1977 and finally the Criminal Justice Center in 2020.

Miller was a longtime member of Charlotte-Fagan Church in Charlotte and served as church treasurer for years.

She is survived by her two children, Shannon Hadley of Clarksville and Scott Miller of Charlotte; four sisters; and four grandchildren.

Miller was married for more than 40 years to Mart Miller, who died in 2015.

A funeral service is 2 p.m. Monday at Charlotte Fagan’s Community Church with Pastor Bernie Harris and Pastor Rick Cantrell officiating. Visitation is noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Spann Funeral Home and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Charlotte Fagan’s Community Church.

Family request memorials be made to Charlotte Fagan’s Community Church Memorial and Scholarship Fund.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Longtime Dickson County court official dies months after retiring