Linda Sue Miller

Linda Sue Miller (née Taylor) was born on May 5, 1943, in Littlefield, Texas. She was the eldest child of William Byron and Alva Laverne Taylor. She died on July 30, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sue, as she was known to her friends, grew up and went to high school in Snyder, Texas. She attended Abilene Christian College, where she met and married her husband, the late Rev. Charles Edward (“Chuck”) Miller (PCUSA). Chuck and Sue moved to Waco, Texas in 1965, where they raised their two sons, Charles and Andy. Sue maintained a determined and independent West Texas spirit throughout her life. A small woman, Sue was a dynamo, who gave 110% to every activity and job she was involved in. There were no idle moments. Sue was a deacon and elder at the First Presbyterian Church and also served as its Christian Education Director and assisted with the Church’s CARITAS ministry and other outreach programs. A life-long Republican, and one of few Texans to have voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964, Sue was very active in state and local party politics. With her husband, who served as County Party Chairman in the 80’s, she hosted and helped organize campaign events for Senator John Tower, President Ford, and then long-shot candidate George H. W. Bush. Sue was also active in the Historic Waco Foundation, serving as a docent and helping plan and organize the annual spring Brazos River Pilgrimage. Sue was surrounded by a wide circle of friends in Waco and enjoyed hosting bridge club and Christmas parties, taking weekend trips to Austin and San Antonio, where she liked dancing at the Bwana Dik nightclub, and playing and cooking out with friends and their families at the Fish Pond Swim Club. In the 70’s, she once danced The Hustle at a County GOP dinner. Sue also very much enjoyed the outdoors. She liked to go bird hunting, and excavating for Indian artifacts at the family’s deer lease. Summer family trips were usually spent in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico and Colorado. A voracious reader, Sue was an early fan of science fiction. She also enjoyed history and philosophy. Sue was extremely artistic, and an excellent calligraphist and needlepointer, creating beautiful and exquisite pieces for family and friends. Sue was most devoted, however, to raising her two boys, for whom no sacrifice was too great. She was adamant that they be well-schooled, well-shod, and never missed a meal, the latter fact still evident today. (Sue was also an excellent cook.) It is impossible to describe the love, attention and opportunities she provided and afforded her children. After seeing her youngest son off to college, Sue completed her undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies and worked as the Christian Education Director of Northpark Presbyterian Church in Dallas. She later moved to Houston and then Matthews, NC to live with her family. Sue Miller is survived by her sons Charles and Andy, his wife Janna, and their two children Autumn and Isabelle, all of Matthews. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 20th at St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church in Matthews. Burial will follow in the churchyard. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Lowe-Needo, also of Matthews. "Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: And let light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.”

Linda Sue Miller

May 5, 1943 - July 30, 2022