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Wilma Ruth “Tootsie” <I>Austin</I> Miller

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Wilma Ruth “Tootsie” Austin Miller

Birth
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
25 Mar 2017 (aged 85)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Wilma Ruth "Tootsie" Miller, 85, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the CarePartners Solace Center.
Mrs. Miller was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Albert Furman and Meta Iowa Ingle Austin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leslie M. "Don" Miller, sister, Mary Frances Roberts, and brother, Paul Austin.
She had worked for Holiday Inn West and retired after 27 years from Vanderbilt Shirt Factory. Tootsie was known for her delicious fresh apple cakes and she was a member of Piney Mountain United Methodist Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Alberta Mease (John), Kathleen Fish (Jerry) and Doris Revis (Jerry); three brothers, Don Austin (Vivian), George Austin (Gail), and Joe Austin (Linda); sister-in-law Doris Austin and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Don Austin and John Brendle officiating.
A memorial service will be conducted by Rev. Brendle at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church immediately following the burial.

Wilma Ruth "Tootsie" Miller, 85, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the CarePartners Solace Center.
Mrs. Miller was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Albert Furman and Meta Iowa Ingle Austin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leslie M. "Don" Miller, sister, Mary Frances Roberts, and brother, Paul Austin.
She had worked for Holiday Inn West and retired after 27 years from Vanderbilt Shirt Factory. Tootsie was known for her delicious fresh apple cakes and she was a member of Piney Mountain United Methodist Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Alberta Mease (John), Kathleen Fish (Jerry) and Doris Revis (Jerry); three brothers, Don Austin (Vivian), George Austin (Gail), and Joe Austin (Linda); sister-in-law Doris Austin and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Don Austin and John Brendle officiating.
A memorial service will be conducted by Rev. Brendle at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church immediately following the burial.



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  • Created by: Kevin Haynes
  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177787318/wilma_ruth-miller: accessed ), memorial page for Wilma Ruth “Tootsie” Austin Miller (11 Mar 1932–25 Mar 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177787318, citing Piney Mountain Methodist Cemetery, Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Kevin Haynes (contributor 47893059).