Marie C. Miles finished her life's journey on November 27, 2013, in Arlington, Texas.
Marie Caroline Koller was born on November 7, 1925 in Dallas to Andrew J. and Irene Krider Koller. She graduated from Forrest Park High School in Dallas in 1943 and attended Draughn's Business College.
Marie married Haskell A. Laird in 1951. After his passing, she married James
Weldon Miles.
Marie was a long-time employee of E-Systems of Greenville, having transferred from LTV in Grand Prairie in 1962. Marie loved her job at E-Systems and all of the wonderful people with whom she worked until her retirement in the mid-eighties. Marie loved Greenville and its friendly atmosphere and found it a good place to raise a family. After retirement, she traveled extensively throughout the United States until moving to a retirement center in Arlington in 2007.
She is survived by her son, Steve Laird and wife Pat, of Fort Worth, and
three grandchildren, Kristin, Mark, and Shannon Laird. Marie is also
survived by her daughter, Teresa Benefield and husband Floyd, of Sulphur
Springs.
Marie was preceded in death by her husband, James, and her sister, Katherine
Marino of Dallas.
Funeral services will be at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Friday,
with internment to follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Father Paul Weinberger will be officiating. Visitation will be Friday, 12 Noon until service time.
The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the dedicated and caring staff of Horizon Bay Retirement Center of Arlington, as well as giving appreciation to the wonderful Vitas hospice nurses.