Gladys Miles

Mrs. Gladys Stanley Miles, age 83, formerly of Power Line Rd., passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Hospice Home A native of Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late David Dodson and Myrtle Page Stanley and wife of the late Otis E. Miles who passed away in 1998. Mrs. Miles was a member of First Baptist Church of Gibsonville, was active in the reading program at Gibsonville Elementary School and was a member of the Minnie Jackson Doll Club where she made porcelain dolls. She had been employed by Dixie Belle Textiles, worked as a sitter for seniors and with child care. Survivors include her daughters, Peggy Miles Litten and husband Steven and Hope Miles Neese and husband Tony all of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Holly L. Clark and husband William, Jenny L. Margrave and husband Chris and Ryan M. Gerner and wife Amanda; 10 great grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter; brothers, Otis Stanley and Junior Stanley; sisters, Elsie Martin, Lillie Belle Murphy, Mary Haynes, Shirley Busick and Rachel Matthews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, granddaughter, Annette Gerner; brother, Ralph Stanley and sister, Irene S. Paschal. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 14, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Gibsonville by Rev. Jim Upchurch and Rev. Julian Griffin. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Mrs. Miles will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6-8pm Thursday and at other times the home of her daughter Hope Neese; 7153 Powerline Rd. Gibsonville. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell; 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to First Baptist Church of Gibsonville; 221 Piedmont Ave., Gibsonville, NC 27249.