Franklin - Hilda Lewis Miller, 92, a longtime former resident of Portsmouth, died November 3, 2008. She was born in Scranton, PA, a daughter of the late Evan Walter and Fannie Robinson Lewis. Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her husband, Edward John Miller and two brothers, Cyril and Leland Lewis. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Western Branch Senior Citizens, and an active member of the Blackwater Artist League. She was a longtime Portsmouth caterer and a member of the Food Services Executive Association.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Diane M. Bracy and husband, John; her son, Edward A. Miller, all of Franklin; one brother, Walter E. Lewis of Courtland; three grandchildren, Gregory F. South, Eric A. Miller, and Karen M. Dodge; and four great-grandchildren, Forrest D. South, Noah T. South, Edward W. Dodge, and Madelene L. Dodge.
A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 11 am at Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. David Alger and the Rev. Paul Dillon officiating. The family will be at the home of Diane and John Bracy, 30441 Nancy's Place, and suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.