Thomas Waco Miller III
Wake Forest
Thomas Waco Miller III, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with his Lord on August 9, 2018, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
Tom was born in and grew up in Elizabeth City. Tom possessed a great sense of adventure and loved to travel. He spent 10 years in Saudi Arabia working in the oil industry. When he returned to the states, he received a degree in computer sciences. He worked for several companies and retired from the NC Department of Agriculture in 2014.
Tom enjoyed life and loved being with friends and family. He was a faithful servant of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. While we are saddened at his passing, we rejoice in the knowledge that his battle is over, and he is with his Lord.
Tom is survived by his wife, Rebecca (Smith) Miller; son and stepchildren, David Keith Miller (Elisa), Christopher Houchens (Brook), Rachel Sharpstene (Matthew) and David Hansen (Chelsea); grandchildren, Juliana, Aiden, Isabella, and Sophia, Julia, Lily, Job, Aven, Zane, Elias, and Thomas; and six half-brothers and half-sisters also survive Tom along with nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest.
Floral tributes are welcome or a donation can be made in Tom’s memory to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB #7295, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7295.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest. (919) 556-5811.
Peggy Jordan Jeans
Wake Forest
Peggy Jordan Jeans, 73, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018. She was born July 11, 1945 to the late Cliff and Maebelle O’Daniel Jordan.
Beside her parents, Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman “Tom” Jeans; two sisters, Edna Bailey and Maebeline Marshall; and five brothers, Eugene, Larry, Louis, Julian and Winifred.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 12, 2018, in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home with Pastor Philip Lyon officiating. Burial followed in Wake Forest Cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Joan Vaughan and husband, Tony, of Victoria, Virginia and Kimberly Hinnant and husband, J.R., of Louisburg; three sisters, Doris Cooley and husband, Bervin, of Wake Forest, Mary Frances Ross and husband, Clifford, of Wake Forest and Genevia Marie Jordan of Kinston; a granddaughter, Crystal West and husband, Jason, of Henderson; two great-grandchildren, David Tyndall II and Valerie Anne West; and several nieces and nephews.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest. (919) 556-5811.
Beverly Gale Height
Wake Forest
Beverly Gale Height, 65, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. She was born in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Helen Donevant Crowson and T.W. Crowson.
Beverly was retired from the NC Employment Security Commission.
A memorial service celebrating her life was held at Saturday afternoon, August 11, 2018, in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Height Sr.; a son, Charles Height Jr. of Wake Forest; brothers, Gary Carter of Lumberton and Terry Crowson of Moncure; sister-in-law, Mae Height of Wake Forest; and a brother-in-law, Bobby Height of Wake Forest.
Memorial contributions can be made to the family to help with the medical and funeral expenses.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest. (919) 556-5811.
