Willie Belle Miller was born on September 11, 1926 to Ada Pearl Gordon and Joseph Andrew Lewellen in Chapel Hill, Arkansas. She was raised by and named after her grandmother Lena Belle Brewer and grandfather William Custer Gordon. She was a resident of Chowchilla, California for over 75 years. She passed away on April 11, 2018 in Fresno, California.
Willie met and married Alvin C. Golden in Hopland, California. They had a son Larry, Born on her birthday. She later remarried to Delmas Ray Miller. They had two children; Eldon Ray and Brenda Joyce. Willie was a devout, godly, christian woman. She attended the Assembly of God Church in Chowchilla, California. She spent her life as a wife, mother and grandmother. She is greatly loved and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her son, Larry Golden; her grandchildren, Mark, Teraesa, Cheryle, Melissa, Jason, Lynette and Karen; her great grandchildren, Ron, Emily, Ashleigh, Justin and Elizabeth; her Bonus son, Craig Judd; her sisters, Betty Wyatt, Bernice Wyatt and Loretta June Cheatham; along with 3 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Willie is preceded in death by her parents, Ada Pearl and Jess Wyatt; her husband Delmas Ray Miller; her son Eldon Ray Miller; her daughter Brenda Joyce Napier; her sister Naoma Carty; and her brother Lester Eugene Wyatt.
There will be a graveside service held for Willie on April 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chowchilla District Cemetery in Chowchilla, California.
