Queen Elizabeth Miller

Queen Elizabeth Agee Miller was born August 22,1947 in Buckingham County,VA,the second of four children born to Johnnie Lester and Annie Mae Agee. Her parents moved to Richmond shortly after her birth,and Richmond has always been her home. Queen's journey into this world was not an easy one. Before she was a year old,she was stricken with rheumatic fever and spent the next year of her young life in the hospital and on the road to recovery. It was then she develpred the character that served her all the years of her life. She learned to be passionate about life and fought and worked hard to have the best that life could offer. On Thursday,April 28,2011,at 7:24p.m.,the God of Mercey dispatched his chariot full of angels to escort her back into the bosom of her true creator. She grew up to be happy,healthy,outgoing individual with a personality all her own.Always,the social butterfly,she lived up to her name,"Queen". When she was a teenager,she volunteered as a candy striper at MCV Hospital. There she tapped into the spirit of giving, helping and caring for others that carried her throughout her life. Queen graduated from Armstrong High School in 1965 and attended Smith and Madden Business College for a short while. She worked in various clerical positions until she joined Philip Morris in 1970. She worked there for 32 years before her retirement. The story goes that if you didn't see her,you certainly could hear her because of her infectious and loud laugh. She had a winning personality that did not allow even those who thought they did not like her to remain that way. Her greatest character trait was that she had a heart as beautiful as she was. Her outer persona only paled to the beautiful being that dwelled within. Conversations with her yielded a glimpse into the soul of a woman who had the most forgiving heart. She kept in the forefront of her mind that she was put on earth to help others. Many of the kind deeds she did in life will only ever be known to her,the person she did for and to God. Queen grew up in the love and admonition of the Lord. She joined First Union Baptist Church many years ago when the church was located on Moore Street in Richmond. She later re-dedicated herself at First Union on Dill Road. While there she served as President of Women's Usher Board #1. When illness did not allow her to drive herself to church,she attended Trinity Baptist Church with other family members. "Ms. Thang","Hollywood","Diva","The Queen" were all hats she wore with pride and grace. Her trademark was her flair for dressing. She was always color coordinated down to the polish on her fingers and toes. Makeup and accessories were made to stand out only by the way she could put them on. Queen also had a flair for decorating. She received an extraordinary amount of pleasure from either decorating her home or the home of others. It might be a safe bet to believe that everyone she knows has some decorative touch in their home that may have been added by Queen. She leaves to cherish her memories,a son,William E. Miller,III(Michele);a daughter,Lynette D. Smith(Daynon);four granddaughters,Katie and Jazmine Smith,Kapreshia Jackson and baby,Kennedy Smith;one great-grandson,JaMarion Wayne;two sisters,Annie(Daniel Felton) and Eva Agee;one brother,Johnnie Agee,Jr.;six maternal nieces and nephews;Anthony and Sherwin Felton;Christa Wright(Robert),Johnnie Agee,III;Toland Agee and Airrion C. Agee; a host of other relatives and friends. Queen was blessed that she had the marvelous friendship of: Jeanette Jones,Pinky Robb,Pearl Hopewell,Johnetta Morton,Mary Barnes,Morris Burke whom she loved like a brother and called brother. She also claimed among her friends,two of her First Union family members;Diane Thomas and William Stokes and many more,too numerous to name. She also had lots of good neighbors,among them ,the most faithful,Benny and Joyce Bridgeforth and their son,Benny,Jr.

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Queen Elizabeth Miller

August 22, 1947 - April 28, 2011