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Obits: Salisbury Post: June 6, 1987
Clay R. Miller
Clay R. Miller, 80, of 240 Richmond Road, died at 3:20 p.m. Friday at his home after being in declining health for three months and seriously ill for two weeks.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Robert M. Lewis, pastor, and Dr. D. A. Parker officiating. Burial will be in City Memorial Park.
The body will remain at Lyerly Funeral Home until the service hour. The family will be at the residence.
Memorials may b e made to First Presbertian Church, 308 W. Fisher St., Salisbury, N.C., or to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1264, Salisbury, N.C.
Born Aug. 31, 1906, in Stanly County, a son of the late Thomas L. and Mary Austin Miller, he was educated in the Stanly County schools. He was retired as an insurance representative with Jefferson Life Insurance Co. where he also served as district manager. He was a charter member of the Jefferson Standard Hall of Fame and was an organizer of and held offices in the Life Underwriters Association in Rowan County.
He was aa charter member of the Cavalier Club of Greensboro and the Rotary Club. He was also a member of First Presbyterian Church where he was active in the Every Man's Bible Class and all activities in the church. He had also served on the Housing Authority for 10 years, was fund campaign leader for the Rowan County Chapter of the American Red Cross in 1949 and seved with his wife as co=chairman of the Uniter Way.
His first wife, Sounea Benbow, died July 1, 1963.
Survivors include his second wife, Helen "Pete" Dougherty; a son, Tom B. Miller of San Rafael, Calif; a daughter, Diana Miller Rainey of Charlotte; two stepsons, George C. Pratt of Marion and F. Pierce Pratt of Bartlesville, Okla.; two brothers, Freeze Miller of Atlanta, Ga. and Parker Miller of New London; two sisters Christine Clayton and Janie Greene, both of New London; and seven Grandchildren.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 93989318
Clay Rufus Miller
Birth: «tab»Aug. 31, 1906, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Death: «tab»Jun. 5, 1987, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Sounea Benbow Miller (1908 - 1963)
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section D
Created by: Remembrances
Record added: Jul 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93989318
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