PINEVILLE, La. — Services for Mildred S. Miller of Pineville, La., who died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Emeritus of Alexandria, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Mark Martin officiating.

Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park, next to her lifelong sweetheart where the stone reads, “Real Love Stories Never End.”

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. until service time Friday, both at the funeral home.

Mrs. Miller was born in Natchez, the daughter of Benjamin F. and Myrtle Hesterly Snead. She and Gene both graduated from Natchez High School. The high school sweethearts were married and moved to Alexandria where Gene was employed by KALB for 50 years when he retired as general manager. They were members of First United Methodist Church in Pineville.

Mildred enjoyed the many aspects of homemaking as it afforded her the opportunities to explore her varied interest such as gardening, quilting, sewing and arts and crafts. She was most accomplished in her sewing endeavors, a pastime in which included a number of infant and children’s heirloom designs. She also taught herself to use the computer in her 70s. She and Gene loved to travel in their motor home.

Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. “Gene” Miller and one grandson, Richard Lankford.

Survivors include her son, Robert E. “Gene “ Miller Jr. and wife, Betty Smith Miller, their three children and seven grandchildren; one daughter, Katherine Miller Lankford, her two remaining children and one grandchild; and her son, David F. Miller and his wife, Crystal Bostock Miller and their two children and five grandchildren.

Special thanks to Emeritus of Alexandria for their special care and special caregivers, Charlotte West and Willie Forest.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hixsonbrothers.com.