Mrs. Margaret Delores Miller Poston, affectionately known as "Dee" to her family and close friends, passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2017. She was born on November 16, 1952 to Paul and Elizabeth Miller in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

She graduated from Atkins High School in 1971. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree of education. Mrs. Poston was employed at Winston-Salem State University in 1977 and worked in the Supplemental Education Program. She joined the Department of Mathematics faculty in 1978. She served as the interim chairperson of the Department of Mathematics from 2000 to 2004. She was Special Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2004 to 2013. At the time of her passing, she served as Associate Director of Quantitative Initiatives for University College and Lifelong Learning. Margaret was a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and a faithful member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. By all accounts, Mrs Poston was an excellent teacher, an outstanding administrator whose dedication and commitment left a lasting impression on her students and co-workers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Poston is preceded in death by a brother, Paul L. Miller, Jr. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Clark Poston; two loving sisters, Dorothy M. Tanner and Yolander M. Bailey; two brothers, William Miller and Harold Miller; a devoted brother-in-law, Fred D. Tanner; a special niece, Tia Bailey; four special nephews, Keith Bailey, Russell E. Murphy, Jr., Chris Hall and Dylan Bailey Boyd; two goddaughters, Andrea Caldwell and Dominique Murphy; a godson, Allan Carr; godmother, Martha Riley; three lifelong friends, Linda Carr, Cora Mitchell and Judy Snipes; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm, Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park. The family will greet friends beginning at 12 noon at the church until the funeral hour.