On 27 Mar 1941 Edwin Miles married Shirleyanne Speer in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Born on 7 Mar 1921 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, U.S.A. Shirleyanne died in Moorestown, Burlington Co., New Jersey, U.S.A., on 17 Oct 2009; she was 88.
Shirleyanne Brown was a choir member, deacon and elder of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Riverton, New Jersey. She was active in many service-oriented organiztions. She was troop leader in the Girl Scouts, a member of the YWCA young homemakers club, an instructor in the Red Cross swimming programme and the Riverton Porch Clubb of which she was president from 1977 to 1981. She taught cooking classes in the Palmyra, Riverton and Cinnaminson, New Jersey adult education programmes.