Lloyd Willis Miller
September 8, 1919 ~ May 9, 2010
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Lloyd Willis "Bud" Miller, Sr., 90, of Lon Israel Rd., Candler, died on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center.
Born on September 8, 1919 in Candler, Mr. Miller was a son of the late Loyd Thomas and Eva Elizabeth Presley Miller. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Christopher Eric Miller.
After graduating from Candler High School, Mr. Miller spent six years in the U.S. Navy, serving during WWII as a machinist. He was a member of VFW Post 9939. Following the war, he spent two years at AB-Tech, and two years at UNC-Asheville. He retired from American Enka after working there for 39 years.
Mr. Miller was a lifetime member of Piney Mountain United Methodist Church. His family was joint founders of the church. He was baptized as a teenager and worked at the church as a janitor as a teenager. He was later a church trustee for many years, and was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Men.
Mr. Miller enjoyed fishing, gardening, traveling, machine work, and spending time with his friends and family.
He is survived by his wife, Christine Israel Miller; daughter, Judith Horn (David); son, Willis Miller, Jr. (Gladys); sister, Mary Sue Morgan; grandchildren, Lisa Miller, Jason Horn, and Matthew Horn; and nieces, Dorothy Collins, and Elizabeth Brooks.
The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church with the Rev. Adam Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the North Carolina National Guard Honor Guard. Serving as pallbearers will be members of the United Methodist Men.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave.
The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staffs of Pisgah Manor Health Care Center and CarePartners Hospice, and specifically to Drs. Kemp Battle and Della Simon.
Memorials can be made to Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 14 Piney Mountain Church Rd., Candler, NC 28715.
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Christine, Our thoughts, and prayers are with you,and your family. Bud always kept us smiling, and he always will. He’s smiling the biggest smile ever now. God Bless you all.
Love, Steve & Rita Norman
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To Aunt Christine and the rest of the family:
Uncle Bud will be missed greatly and you all are in our thoughts and prayers. Knowing that Uncle Bud is now pain free and with our Heavenly Father will strengthen us through this time. We are trying to work our schedule to make it to the funeral but if we don’t, please know we are there in spirit. Love you!
Christine and Family: We are praying for you. Piney Mountain Church will never be quite the same. The last time we visited (January of this year) we decided that the Church was not quite the same without Bud and Christine there. We will always remember Bud’s dry humour and his friendliness to everyone. May God Bless you in the coming days as you grieve.
Bud will be greatly missed
To the Family of Lloyd Miller,
What a sweet man Lloyd was! You could tell he had a tender heart and was greatly loved by his family. He will be missed!
Lisa Wells
Pisgah Manor
Bud will be missed by all. I will cherish his friendship in my fondest memories.
Dear Willis and Gladys,
My prayers and love are with you. The two of you have been so faithful in caring for him these
recent months. May you feel the presence of God’s peace and comfort.
Love, Beth
Dear Gladys and Willis,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Dawn Miller and Family
Christine and Family,
We are sorry for your loss, Bud was a wonderful man. Our deepest sympathy is with you.
We’re very sorry for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
We were so very sorry to hear of Bud’s passing..he was a wonderful example of living a Christian life and a true inspiration to everyone at Church.
You are in our thoughts and prayers
Wayne & Glenda Reagan
Dear Christine and family:
We are so sorry to learn of Bud’s death. What a dear man! He always seemed one of the best examples of a real gentleman that we knew with his calm, quiet manner. He will be missed. Love to all of you. Daniel and Katha Morgan
Christine, Buddy, Judy and Family:
We are so sorry to hear of Bud’s passing. What a true example of the ‘family man’. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Our love to you.
Dear Miller Family,
My deepest sympathy and prayers go out to you in your time of lose.
Sincerely,
Alvin G. Hutchison & Family
Willis, Gladys, Christine, we were so saddened to learn of Bud’s death. We miss the older ones and all their wisdom.Thanks for being good neighbors and friends for so many years.
Reagan and Joyce Riddle
Primitive Quartet
Christine and the Miller family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sadness. May God bless you with strength and courage at this time.
Rene, Thomas, and Sarah Ries
Dear Christine, Willis, Gladys, and family, We love you and are thinking of you and praying for you during this time.
Christine and family, I know your world is up-side-down after losing a long, lifetime companion, love, Dad and friend. My thoughts are with you as as you proceed down life’s road without him.
God bless. Our families are too soon filling the Piney Cemetery. Betty, my sister, now lies beside Mom and Dad, Mildred Young Smith and Wayne Smith.