Boyd Gilbert Miller
July 27, 1925 – May 2, 2009
Boyd Gilbert Miller, 83, of Waco died May 2, 2009, at Providence Health Care Center. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Minden, Texas, with the Rev. Jim Rhodes and the Rev. Paul Thomasson officiating. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, with the Rev. Dorisanne Cooper, the Rev. Sharlande Sledge and the Rev. Charles Wyatt officiating. Boyd was born July 27, 1925, in Denison, Texas, to parents, Ira Herbert Miller and Mary Louise Lively Miller. After graduating from Brownfield High School in 1943, he served honorably in the U. S. Army 162nd Infantry Regiment in campaigns in the Philippine Islands and the occupation of Japan. He married JoAnn Orr on Nov. 28, 1958. He reluctantly retired in 1996, after many years as a successful business owner in Abilene, Brownwood, and Longview. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco. Boyd was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; and two sisters. He is survived by his wife; one son, Gary and wife, Beth of Waco; two daughters, Caryl Miller-Compton and husband Kevin and Karyn Miller, all of Waco; one brother, Stanley Miller and wife, Zelma of Brownfield, Texas; one sister-in-law, Dovie Miller of Tahoka, Texas; grandchildren, Molly Hepp, Thomas Miller, David Miller, Andrew Reynolds, Matthew Reynolds, Kyle Compton, Ross Compton and Koby Compton; and 12 nieces and nephews. The family is very appreciative of the loving care Boyd received from Wesley Woods, Providence Hospital and Providence Hospice.