She was 95.
She was born September 24,1926 on a small farm in the community of Bauxite, Arkansas in Saline County. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was the youngest of five children of Hattie Baxley Huggins and William Washington Huggins. After her father died when she was two, her mother raised her and her siblings on their small farm. Her mother’s goal was to grow enough cotton each year to produce one bale. From that single bale they paid their annual mortgage, bought one pair of shoes for each child, and seed and supplies for growing and raising their food.
While attending Ouachita Baptist College, Angie married J. Sturgis Miller of Hot Springs. They soon moved to Chicago where she helped put him through National Chiropractic College by working in a chocolate factory - “just like Lucille Ball,” she would say. He established a practice in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where they lived for more than forty years.
Her husband became a civic leader and served in the state legislature for 28 years. She was active in Eastern Star, lead pre-K Sunday school at South Side Baptist Church, and taught in the Head Start program for many years. She loved children and felt their early years were critical in shaping the character of the adults they would become. Following retirement, they moved to Hot Springs. After her husband died in 1999, she moved to Little Rock to be closer to her older son and his family.
Angie is survived by her son Leon Miller and his husband Kevin Williams of New Orleans, and Jay and Janée Miller of Little Rock. She is also survived by three grand-daughters: Jennifer Miller, Jameson Miller, and Jordan Miller Messick, along with Jordan’s husband Josh and their son Thomas.
Funeral services include visitation from Noon until 1:30pm at Gross Funeral Home, and a graveside service at 2pm at Greenwood Cemetery, all in Hot Springs. The Reverend Josh Messick will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The American Heart Association – Arkansas.
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