Gloria Gaye Armstrong Sawyer Miller, 82, of Manteo, NC and formerly of Columbia, NC passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville, surrounded by her loving family.
Born April 4, 1942 in Tyrrell County she was the daughter of the late Shepherd Mann Armstrong and Mary Armstrong and was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Miller. Gloria was a Fire Tower Operator with the N.C. Forest Service. She loved spending time with family and friends. She always greeted you with a smile. She will be missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing her.
Her family includes her daughter, Angela Gaye Sawyer and loving companion Mike Foster of Manteo, NC; sons, Nick Armstrong and Ricky Sawyer both of Columbia, NC, Murray Sawyer and wife Rhonda of Asheboro, NC and Chris Miller of Raleigh, NC; brother, Ronnie Armstrong and wife Janet of Asheville, NC; fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Graveside service will be held Friday, June 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia with Gordon Armstrong officiating. Family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024 at Maitland Funeral Home, Creswell.
Arrangements are by Maitland Funeral Home, Creswell.