LeeNita (Lee) F. Miller, age 78 of Massillon, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2025, at her home.

She was born January 19, 1947, in Louisville, the daughter of the late Lester and Evelyn (Yarian) Fausnight. She was the seventh of fourteen children. LeeNita met her husband, Terry Miller, while working at The Hoover Company, and they started a family where she was a devoted mother to three children. She helped Terry successfully run several businesses over their life together while raising their children. LeeNita retired from Miller's Mulch and Topsoil after many years of service.

She attended Calvary Baptist Church.  She was a faithful servant of the Lord, helping anyone with any project that she was able to. Lee loved the outdoors and was very artistic. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, crafting, and spending time with family and friends. LeeNita is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Terry L Miller; children, Mark (Stephanie) Miller, Tera (Lewis) Myers, Jr, Michael Miller, Kim Miller, and her grandchildren, Michael (Caroline), Andrew, Justin, Samuel Myers, Paige, Jessica (Jay) Milo, Lynsey (Tristan) Gardner, and Maggie (Alex) Presley, her four great-grandchildren, Kayden, Allison, Chloe and Baby Presley to-be. LeeNita was survived by nine of her siblings: Janet Jackson, Rita (Bill-D) Geltz, Wayne (Charlene) Fausnight, Rick (Linda) Fausnight, Eudora (Mike)Halter, Bennedetta(Dudley) Wilhoit, Debral (Bonnie) Fausnight, Rosella (Gary) Day, and Gwenda (Charles) Thomas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Evelyn Fausnight, and four brothers, Leonard, Donovan (Pat), Jeral, and Kevin (Brenda) Fausnight. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on October 4, 2025, at Calvary Baptist Church, 11616 Sinclair St SW, Massillon, Ohio 44647, with Pastor Andrew Box officiating. The family will not be receiving friends before the memorial. There will be a dinner immediately after the memorial service. The family asks that if you would like to honor LeeNita, to dress in her favorite color, red. In place of flowers, donations may be made to: Calvary Baptist Church, 11616 Sinclair St SW, Massillon, Ohio 44647

Condolences to the family may be made at www.heitger.com Heitger Funeral Home and Crematory 330-833-3248

Calvary Baptist Church
11616 Sinclair Street S.W., Massillon OH 44647