Earlene Miles

January 12, 1926 - March 7, 2020

Earlene Joines Miles, age 94, of 361 Rifle Range Road, Sparta, NC passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her residence. She was born January 12, 1926 to the late Will L. and Stella Poole Joines. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, John Raymond Miles, Jr; one son, Harold Miles; one granddaughter, Jennifer Miles; two brothers, Dean Joines and Hal Joines; two infant brothers, William Eldon Joines and Earl Joines; two sisters, Carmen Barlow and Wanda Joines. Earlene was born in Sparta, NC where she lived and raised her family until the mid-60s when the family moved to Vinton, Virginia, where they lived for 15 years before returning to their home in Sparta. As a profession, in Vinton, she was the manager of large school cafeterias. When they moved back to Sparta, she managed Glade Valley School Cafeteria and later managed High Meadows Golf snack bar. Earlene was devoted to her family, her friends, her church, and her community. When she wasn’t working, her time was often spent helping anyone in need whether it was cooking a meal, spending a few hours with them, or taking them where they needed to go. Whitehead Union Baptist Church was her church home since childhood. She became a member in 1941. She was an active member of Whitehead Community Club for many years helping to make quilts, fixing meals for the community, and many other projects. As well as being an excellent cook, she was also a talented seamstress, and an avid gardener. She generously shared her gifts and talents with us all. She is greatly missed by all. She is survived by one daughter, Wanda Shaw and husband Ray of Sparta; two sons, Larry Miles of Salem VA, John Martin Miles and wife Charlotte of Ennice; nine grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Linda Miles of Vinton, VA; several nieces and nephews also survive. The family requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service to honor the life of Earlene at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the chapel of Grandview Memorial Funeral Home with Elder Allen Edwards officiating. Interment will follow in Whitehead-Joines Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home and other times at home of Wanda and Ray Shaw, 241 Rifle Range Road, Sparta, NC 28675. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Whitehead-Joines Cemetery Fund, c/o Gertrude Joines, 2238 Fraser Road, Sparta, NC 28675, or Whitehead Union Baptist Church Road Fund, c/o Billy Howell, 116 Rifle Range Road, Sparta, NC 28675. The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of Medi-Home Hospice and Home Health, family, friends and special caregivers. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Miles family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com.