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Dorothy Miller Obituary
March 29, 1933 - March 18, 2023
Dorothy Ann Canter Miller, of 1644 Tanglewood Drive, Hickory, passed peacefully to go meet her Lord and loving Savior on Friday, March 17, 2023, after a period of declining health. She was born on Aug. 15, 1939, in the Meat Camp section of Watauga County, to the late Frank William Canter and Lillie Icenhour Canter.
Dorothy was a retired furniture worker and homemaker. She was also a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Dorothy loved picnics, trips to the mountains, bluegrass and live music shows, and always said she was "never too old to rock and roll".
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, George Thomas Miller; a son, William George Miller; six brothers, Austin, Dennis, Gurney, Harvey, Horton, and Odell Canter, and one sister, Viola Coffey; three half-brothers, Dave Icenhour, Wade Canter, and Ralph Canter, and two half sisters, Hazel Miller and Berthie Miller. She is survived by two sisters in law, Geraldine Livingston of Sawmills, and Caroline Canter of Todd.
She is also survived by a daughter Lisa (Berk) Smith of Hickory; a son, Junior Miller of Hickory; six grandchildren, Sparky Miller, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Jonathan Miller (Barbara) of Thomasville; Dylan and Kaitlin Smith of the home; Adrienne Smith of Asheville, Thomas Miller of Hickory; great-grandchildren, Peter Litman of Myrtle Beach; Nathaniel (Casey) Miller of Morganton, and Cameron Miller of Connelly Springs; Jeremiah Miller of Hickory; and great-granddaughters, Lexi Miller of Newton, and Mackenzie Lane of Morganton.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 24, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Rick Miller will officiate. Interment will follow in Potter-Main Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., prior to the service.
Online Condolences may be sent to the Miller family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com.
Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.
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