Obituary of Bill Miller
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Mr. Billy Richard Bill Miller, age 89, of Vilas, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Watauga Medical Center. Born October 18, 1929 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Monroe Cottrell and Estella Mae White Miller. Bill was retired from the construction industry. Mr. Miller was a US Army Veteran, having served during the Korean conflict. He was an active member of Foscoe Christian Church where he sang in the choir and served in many capacities. Bill also served on the Member Advisory Committee for Blue Ridge Electric for a number of years. Bill enjoyed farming, woodworking, carpentry and singing.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Eva Nell Teams Miller, one daughter, Karen Miller Greene and husband Tim of Vilas, one son, Rick Miller and wife Sue of Sumter, SC, three granddaughters, Amanda Greene, Vanessa Greene and Angel Howard and husband Roger, three great grandsons, Matthew, Randy and Thomas Howard, two brothers, Lewis Miller and wife Esther of Vilas, and Kermit Miller and wife Willie of Hudson, two sisters, Virginia Yates of Boone and Rena Goodman and husband Jack of Vilas, three brothers in law, Bob Dotson, Bobby Teems and wife Mary Ann and Jay Teams and wife Jean, one sister-in-law, Nita Teems and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Jack Miller and two sisters, Georgia Hayes and Wilma Greene.
Funeral services for Mr. Bill Miller will be conducted Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 2 PM at the Foscoe Christian Church. Graveside services with military honors provided by American Legion Post 130 will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens.
The family will receive friends Saturday March 2, 2019 at the Foscoe Christian Church from noon until 2 PM. Memorials may be made to the Foscoe Christian Church Building Fund, 8834 NC Hwy 105 South, Boone, NC 28607 or to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be shared with the Miller family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com