Jacqueline E. "Jackie" Miles

Jacqueline “Jackie” Elizabeth Miles of Centreville, MD died at her home on Sunday, October 5, 2003 after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. She was 64. Born August 24, 1939 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Grace Virginia Radcliffe Ritter. When she was 12 years old she moved to Easton, MD where she attended Easton Elementary School and Easton High School. On March 15, 1956 she married Wilbur George Miles of Wye Mills, MD and they farmed in Queen Anne’s County on many farms. She then worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for Gillespie & Sons, Friel’s Lumber Company, A.B.C. Farm Equipment in Skipton and for Dr. Art Blaney, veternarian. In 1980 she started Plants & Things Florist in Centreville, MD. In 1989 she sold her business and became the secretary of Queen Anne’s County Farm Bureau, a position she held for 14 years. Mr. Miles died in July 1992. She was a member of Queen Anne’s County Farm Bureau for 15 years and a member of Wye Carmichael United Methodist Church where she had taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Miles adored her grandchildren and enjoyed doing special things with them. She was an avid gardner and had always been known for her beautiful flowers. She was known for her love and admiration of animals, especially her three horses. Mrs. Miles is survived by a daughter, Virginia L. Albers and her husband, Derek of Goldsboro, MD; a son, Michael G. Miles and his wife, Jodi of Ridgely, MD; a step-father, Marvin Davis, Sr. of Easton, MD; a sister, Estelle Ritter Ferguson of Oklahoma; a brother, Wayne E. Ritter of Centreville, MD; a stepbrother, Marvin Davis, Jr. of Delaware; two stepsisters, Nancy Ayers and Betty Comegys, both of Delaware; four grandchildren, B. Bambi Legg of Centreville, MD, Ryan G. Miles and Leah K. Miles, both of Ridgely, MD and Dakota G. Albers of Goldsboro, MD and one great-granddaughter, Alexa E. Legg-Smith of Centreville, MD and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 11:00 AM at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Centreville, MD where friends may call on Tuesday evening from 7 – 9 PM. Burial will be at Chesterfield Cemetery, Centreville, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Queen Anne’s Inc., 300 Del Rhodes Avenue, Queenstown, MD 21658.