Kathleen White Miles, age 80, of Clinton, Missouri passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 at her home. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, December 27, 2007, 2:00 p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be held at Vansant-Mills Chapel Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary to follow. Condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Miles attended William Jewell College for two years and then the University of Missouri Journalism School where she received her degree in l948.

Mrs. Miles had been publisher of the Clinton Daily Democrat since 1986 having succeeded her parents who also held the position as publisher from April 1, 1950, when the paper was purchased from the late Charles Whittaker family. Her daily Bits & Pieces column was probably the most popular feature in the newspaper.

Mrs. Miles was preceeded in death by her parents, Mahlon Neill and Kathleen Kelly White, her husband, Daniel B. Miles Sr., and one grandson, Daniel B. Miles III, a brother, Mahlon K. "Jab" White, and a sister Lydia Alice White. She is survived by her sister, Jane White Brown of Kansas City, five children and their spouses; Dan and Kathy Miles, Clinton; Ellen and Roger Taylor, Lawrence, KS; Mahlon White Miles, Clinton; Janie Miles-Smith and Paul Smith, Kansas City; and Frank Weir Miles III of the home as well as eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.