Obituary of Margaret J. Miller

Margaret J. Miller, 71, of 4 Hopkins Ave. passed away at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday (December 28, 2010) in W.C.A. Hospital. A lifelong area resident she was born June 11, 1939 in Westfield, NY a daughter of the late Roland and Florence Converse Smith. In earlier years she had worked for Yorktowne Industries-Matco Tools in Lakewood, NY for 20 years. She later found that her passion was taking care of the elderly and was employed as a health care aide for Tanglewood Manor, the former Warner Home and Hultquist Place until her retirement due to ill health. In previous years she had attended the Jamestown CMA Church. She will be remembered as a loving and caring mother, grandmother and sister who loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed playing bingo and going bowling. Surviving are her four children Deborah "D.T." Thomas, Robert Dean Miller, Janet (Terry McEntire) Ferguson all of Jamestown, Freddy Allen (Christina) Miller of Denver, NC, 10 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, her twin brothers Ronald Smith of Ripley, Donald Smith of Jamestown and three sisters Esther Bailey of North Tonawanda, Mary Wiltsie of Falconer, Alice Carlson of Grand Island. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother William Smith and two infant grandchildren Jordan Michael Ferguson, Joshua Allen Ferguson. The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Donald Erickson, pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church will officiate. Friends will be received from 2-5 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240. In memory of our dear mother, and a thought for a happy 2011. If you have a loved one that displays signs of sickness, please get them to a doctor for medical care. Whatever it takes just do it. Cancer going undiagnosed is devastating and has no boundries. Sincerely, the family of Margaret Miller.