Bennie Miller

Bennie Sue was born August 15, 1948 in Meridian, Mississippi to Geneva Neal Blackwell and Nathaniel Blackwell. She was kind, gentle, and loving to all. She was the oldest of seven children and her brothers and sisters all recall how much she did to care for them. She attended high school in Waco, TX and then she joined the United States Army. She was stationed In California where she met and married William H. Miller. After she married, she was injured while serving and she received an honorable discharge. She then became a military wife and lived in New York, Germany, and South Carolina. In 1989 she and Will separated. She continued her education at Midlands Technical College where she earned a degree in Medical Transcription. She was employed as a transcriptionist at Charleston Air Force Base until she retired. Shortly after she retired she moved to Blue Ridge, Georgia. She enjoyed gardening, macrame, playing with her dog Nikki, and visiting her mother.

She is preceded in death by one great-grandson Cannyon Davis.

Bennie Sue is survived by three sons; Johnny Ray Ashley Jr. and wife Teresa of Little River Academy, Texas, Mark Davis and wife Stephanie of Clifton, Texas, and Chris Davis and wife Connie of South Carolina; four sisters Diane Todd, Martha Jackson, Sandy Eaton and Pam Brooker; two brothers James Blackwell and Travis Blackwell; Five granddaughters Stephanie Leeper of Wyoming, Shelby Ashley of Little River-Academy, Brittany Davis of Texas, Natalie Davis of South Carolina, and Katelyn McIrvin of South Carolina; Three grandsons Christopher Mitchell of South Carolina, Aaron Davis of Texas, and Jake Davis of Texas; and one great grandson Colton James Leeper of Wyoming. Please sign the online guestbook at www.gracegardensfh.com.

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