Vonda Kay Miller

Vonda Kay Miller, a member of the Amagansett Miller and Lester families, died at home on Oakview Highway in East Hampton of cancer on Aug. 29. She was 56.

Ms. Miller, born at Southampton Hospital on June 15, 1960, to William J. Lester and the former Lottie Adelaide Wood, was a 12th-generation resident of Amagansett, where her family’s house was on Cross Highway.

She married Lawrence W. Miller III on July 19, 1980. Mr. Miller, who was known to friends as Butch, died on March 11, 2011.

Ms. Miller spent much of her time at work, getting her start at Brent’s and Gray’s delis and continuing to run her own home management and caretaking service. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening in the fresh Bonac air, her family said, or down at the “crick” with her children and grandchildren, whom she loved to spoil.

Her “gentle smile, compassion, and love of life and family will never be forgotten,” they said. “As a family and community we will always cherish her warm heart, open arms, and much needed advice.”

Ms. Miller is survived by her four children, Derek J. Miller of Swansboro, N.C., Cregg A. Miller of Westhampton, and Alexandra R. Eddy and Joshua L.W. Miller of East Hampton, and four grandchildren. She considered her children her biggest accomplishments, her family said.

She also leaves three sisters, Dona Uhll of Conway, S.C., Edith Smith of Hubert, N.C., and Doreen Palmer of East Hampton. Her two brothers, Paul Lester and Calvin Lester, died before her.

Funeral services were held at the Amagansett Presbyterian Church on Friday, the Rev. Steven Howarth officiating. Burial followed at Green River Cemetery in Springs.