Lura Lorene Miller's Obituary
Funeral services for Lura Lorene Miller, 87, will be held on Saturday April 15, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at the Friendship Funeral Home with Rev. Royce McQuire officiating. Burial will follow in the Edith Community Cemetery in Ripley, TN. Mrs. Miller entered into eternal rest on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at the West TN Healthcare in Jackson, TN. She was born in Lawrenceburg, TN daughter of the late John Anderson and Serena McDonald Stephens and had lived in Crockett County for the last thirty two years after retiring from Fleet Tools in Illinois. She was the widow of J. L. Miller and was also preceded by her first husband Everett Ray Spears and was a member of the Temple of Praise Church in Dyersburg, TN. Survivors include her sons Willie Spears (Martha) Friendship, TN, Eddie Spears (Cathy), Lumbar, IL, daughters Brenda Vaughn, Centre, AL, Gloria Payne (Mark) Flowery Branch, GA, twelve grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren and four step great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husbands she was preceded by a son, John Willie Spears, brothers Wilson Wick Stephens, Billy W. Stephens, Willie Clip Stephens, sisters, Addie Lou Emerline, Lillie Davis Moore, Bonnie Ray Garland, and Annie Lou Westbrook.. Pallbearers will be Malcolm Vaughn, Dylan Vaughn, Lawrence Parnell, Tyler Spears, Parker Spears Andrew Hamil and honorary pallbearer Casey Burnett. Visitation will begin at the funeral home on Saturday April 15, 2023 at 11:00 A. M. until funeral hour. Friendship Funeral Home. 731-677-2673.
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