Barbara Woodruff Miller, age 90, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025.

Born in Greensville County, VA on June 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John Russell Woodruff, Sr. and Mary Tudor Woodruff.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Milton Smith Miller, daughter Jennifer Miller Green and her sisters, Betty Israel, Mary Purcell and her brothers, John R.  Woodruff, Jr. and Wesley N. Woodruff.

Barbara was most proud of her time as wife, homemaker and mother.  She followed her Army husband to various locations including Columbia, Atlanta, Germany and finally settling in Hampton, VA.  She enjoyed serving the PTA at her girls' school holding several offices on the board including President.  She was awarded the lifetime PTA award. After the girls left middle school, she held various retail and office positions.  Unfortunately, she became a single mother with the death of her husband in 1977.  She moved to Beulaville to be with the Miller family.  During that time, she worked at Theresa's and Duplin General Hospital and attended Hallsville Presbyterian Church.  In 1981, she moved to Roanoke Rapids, NC to be with her sisters and brothers. In Roanoke Rapids, she was a member of Rosemary United Methodist Church where she enjoyed participating in their Women's ministry of making chicken salad for their annual salad luncheon.  She took great joy in her three grandchildren, often spending time in Raleigh or Rocky Mount to babysit.  Barbara moved to Raleigh to be closer to her daughters in 2014 and then moved to Fort Mill, SC in 2020 to be with Cheryl and the great-grandchildren.

Barbara is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Piner and her husband J.E.(Jim) of Fort Mill, SC, her son-in-law, Mark LaMantia of Raleigh, NC, her granddaughter, Shannon Cox and her husband Jeremy of Fort Mill, SC, her grandsons, Brandon Piner and his wife Lauren of Highland Park, TX and Cameron Green and his wife Zainab Alidina of Raleigh. She is survived by her great-grandchildren, Owen, Oliver, Amelia and Annelise Cox and Cecilia, Ellis, Webb and Holt Piner.  She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Theresa Hussey and Geraldean Murray of  Beulaville. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Cindy Purcell, John Crutchlow and Beth Blackwell who treated her as a surrogate mother.

A Funeral Service to celebrate Barbara's life will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 1:30 PM at Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, NC   with Lay Minister Mark Houston officiating.  Burial will follow the service at East Duplin Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends and relatives before the service on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at Community Funeral Home.

Community Funeral Home of Beulaville is honored to serve the Miller family.