She was born in Wilmington, NC, May 8, 1924, the daughter of the late Emma Borneman Trask and George W. Trask. She was raised on a farm in the Wrightsboro Community and was the youngest and last surviving of eleven children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William Thomas Miars, Jr., her son, William Thomas Miars, III, and a granddaughter, Emma Haywood Miars.
Mrs. Miars was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, George Trask Miars (Margo) and Peter Haywood Miars (Jessie); six grandchildren, William Thomas Miars IV, Elizabeth Boyd Miars, George Trask Miars, Jr. (Katie), Frank Reynolds Miars (Amanda), Peter Haywood Miars, Jr. (Celia), and Louisa Trask Miars; and three great grandchildren, Emma Ballard Miars, George Trask Miars, III, and Caroline Grace Miars.
The family will receive friends from 10 AM until 11 AM Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the First Baptist Church Parlor, followed by the memorial service at 11 AM. Private interment will be at Oakdale Cemetery.
She was born in Wilmington, NC, May 8, 1924, the daughter of the late Emma Borneman Trask and George W. Trask. She was raised on a farm in the Wrightsboro Community and was the youngest and last surviving of eleven children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William Thomas Miars, Jr., her son, William Thomas Miars, III, and a granddaughter, Emma Haywood Miars.
Mrs. Miars was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, George Trask Miars (Margo) and Peter Haywood Miars (Jessie); six grandchildren, William Thomas Miars IV, Elizabeth Boyd Miars, George Trask Miars, Jr. (Katie), Frank Reynolds Miars (Amanda), Peter Haywood Miars, Jr. (Celia), and Louisa Trask Miars; and three great grandchildren, Emma Ballard Miars, George Trask Miars, III, and Caroline Grace Miars.
The family will receive friends from 10 AM until 11 AM Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the First Baptist Church Parlor, followed by the memorial service at 11 AM. Private interment will be at Oakdale Cemetery.
Family Members
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Neil Webster Trask
1900–1997
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Christian Heide Trask
1902–1957
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Madeline Trask
1905–1998
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George Webster Trask Jr
1907–1968
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Donald Greame Trask
1912–1916
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John Maurice "Polo" Trask
1912–1983
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Raiford Graham Trask Sr
1916–1993
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Allen Nelson Trask Sr
1918–1996
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Harold Eugene Trask
1920–1988
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Alexander McEachern Trask Sr
1922–1985
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