Alice Miner, age 100, of rural Cavour, SD, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her body has been cremated and her memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at Welter Funeral Home with burial of her cremated remains at Riverside Cemetery. Alice Miner was born Alice Bloodgood, daughter of Lauren "L.A." and Annis (Cowell) Bloodgood, on September 29, 1913, in Huron, SD. She grew up on the Bloodgood homestead southwest of Cavour. Alice attended country school just east of the family farm, and Huron High School. On August 7, 1934, Alice married Paul Miner in Huron. The couple moved to the Miner homestead on Pearl Creek where they farmed all of their married lives. Her husband died on May 3, 1981. Alice continued to live there until November 2007 when she became a resident of Violet Tschetter Memorial Home in Huron. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Huron; and a lifetime member of the Neighborhood Social Club. Alice's family was first and foremost in her life. In addition she enjoyed gardening, embroidery, and reading. After Paul had died Alice and her friends loved to travel and they went on 17 bus tours around the nation. She is survived by 3 children, Nelson (Dorothy) Miner of Huron, Hugh (Helen) Miner of Cavour, and Virginia Talley of Vermillion; 12 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul; grandson, Daniel Miner; son-in-law, Kevin Talley; and 11 siblings.