Obituary of Orelle Miller

ORELLE SMITH MILLER West Columbia, SC Funeral services for Orelle Smith Miller, 98, of West Columbia will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, September 9, 2012 in the chapel at Greenlawn Funeral Home 845 Leesburg Road Columbia SC 29209. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will immediately follow after the service at the graveside. Memorials may be made to Big Brothers Association, Inc. Pee Dee Area PO Box 12147 Florence SC 29504 Attn: Mr. Carlisle Rodgers or Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 2501 Heyward Street, Columbia SC 29205 or Still Hopes PO Box 2959 West Columbia SC 29171. Mrs. Miller was born April 25, 1914 she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. Smith and Laura Smith. She was married to her beloved husband, the late Benjamin J. Miller, a highly decorated soldier of World War II. They had no children of their own but they truly had a big family. Ben was the love of her life. She loved Elizabeth Miller Thompson, Ben?s sister, as her own. She worked for many years for Mr. James L. Carter, passenger agent for the North South Southern Railroad. She was a wonderful homemaker and community volunteer and friend to many. All of her family along with her nieces and nephews and other family members and friends were welcomed into her home at any time. She was a true ?conservationist? who was genuinely interested in everyone and everything around her. She loved with her whole heart, and her love for others was greatly returned to her. She was a devoted member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church until she moved to Still Hopes in November 2005. She was the last immediate family member and leaves behind to cherish her memory; niece, Jacquelyn Feagle Holmes who loved her with all her heart; nephew, Larry Smith Prather and a few cousins. She was predeceased by six sisters and one brother, all of whom were born in Thomson, Georgia. On behalf of the Orelle?s family , we would like to thank Katherine ?Kit? Turner for her love shown to Orelle, and to all the caregivers at Still Hopes and with Harmony Care Hospice. We all came to love you and appreciate all you did for her. God Bless You. The family has entrusted Greenlawn Funeral Home with handling the arrangements.