Ruth Fuller Miller

Ruth Fuller Miller, 83, of Asheville, North Carolina, passed away within a few months after being diagnosed with cancer. She was born February 11, 1929 in Asheville, NC, and has continued to live in her beloved mountains. She has been a member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church for fifty seven years. This church was her Asheville family and the membership has continually cared for her during her illness. Ruth attended Vance Elementary, Hall Fletcher Jr. High, and graduated from Lee Edwards High School. She worked for many years as a teller for First Union Bank of Asheville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Jack C. Miller, a native of Asheville, and a sister, Betty Spadea of Lancaster, PA. Ruth is survived by a sister, Martha B. Meadows and brother-in-law Dr. Ben Jeff Meadows of Tampa, FL; sister-in-law Mildred Henderson and brother-in-law Robert Miller, both of New Jersey; 5 nieces and nephews and their spouses, Ted Spadea and Anne of Lancaster, PA, Judson Bostwick and Cathy of Greenville, SC, Mary Elizabeth Lamb and John of Tampa, FL, and Robert Henderson and Lynn Kandy of New Jersey. The family would like to acknowledge two women who have given their heartfelt love and care for Ruth during her illness, Jane Held and Carolyn Arington. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. Burial service will occur at Forest Lawn Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, with funeral services following at 12:00 p.m. at Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church.