Michael "Bird" Walker Miller

HILTON HEAD, SC – MICHAEL WALKER "BIRD" MILLER, 41, died Tuesday, October 11, 2017 in Hilton Head.      Born in Norwich, CT, Michael was a son of William D. and Susan Siart Miller. His early childhood was spent in Uncasville, CT prior to moving to Aiken when he was 14 years old. He was a friend to many, old and young alike. Mike was an avid hunter and was a member of Cypress Bay Hunt Club in Blackville, SC. He had a great love for Lowell, ME, especially Passadumpkeag Mountain and the entire Champion family.  He moved to Hilton Head Island in 2009 and worked as a landscape supervisor.      Survivors, in addition to his parents, Bill and Susan include his sister, Kelly Malyszek (Brian); nieces and nephew, Sydney, Lindsey and Brian Malyszek, all of Aiken; aunts and uncles, Joseph C. Siart, Jr. (Chris), Griswold, CT, Charles Q. Miller, Kailua – Kona, HI, Lisa Wheeler Foley (Dick), Livermore, CA, Mitchell Bressette (Mary), Plainfield, CT, Michelle Bressette Ritzo (Peter), Portland, CT, Christine Bressette McCoy (Bill), Waterford, CT; and some of his cousins, Joseph Siart III, Matthew Siart, Heather Mihailides, Kim Frechette; his godmother, Barbara Asal; his godfather, Robert Misiaszek.      A Funeral Liturgy will be held Friday afternoon, October 20th at 4 o’clock at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home with The Very Rev. Gregory Wilson as celebrant. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, P.O. Box 438, Aiken, SC 29802 or to the Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org). SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Michael "Bird" Walker Miller, please visit our flower store.