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Greenhill Cemetery

Muskogee, Muskogee County, OK

Chesley Dwayne & Leatha Lorene (Phillips) Miller

© Muskogee Phoenix
Published on January 21, 2008
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Chesley Dwayne Miller

January 25, 1929 ~ January 20, 2008

Funeral services for Chesley Dwayne Miller, 78, of Muskogee, OK, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday January 23, 2008 at Eastern Heights Baptist Church with Reverend Monty Baggett officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons and grandsons-in-law: Steve Edwards, Chris Dover, Tobey Matson, Jason Gonzales, Travis Spurlock and Thomas Dry. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery under the direction of Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home of Muskogee, OK.

Mr. Miller was born January 25,1929 at Cement, OK, the son of W.D. and Lydia Pearl (Compton) Miller and died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Muskogee. On January 30, 1947 he married Leatha Phillips in Muskogee. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of the Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Miller was a plumber and a member of Local #351 Pipefitters Union.

Survivors include his wife, Leatha, of the home; children, Diana Edwards and husband, Johnny of Muskogee, Marilyn Dover and husband, Jim, of Muskogee, Kathryn Schoonover of Hulbert; brother, Marvin Miller and wife, Willie, of Muskogee; sister-in-law, Pauline Miller of Muskogee, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Alvin Miller, Ralph Miller and Carroll Miller.

© Muskogee Phoenix
Published on September 22, 2020
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Leatha Lorene (Phillips) Miller

April 29, 1927 ~ September 20, 2020

Leatha Lorene Miller, age 93, passed away peacefully September 20, 2020 in her home. She was born April 29, 1927 in Porum, Oklahoma to Floyd and Della Phillips. She married the love of her life, Chesley Dwayne Miller on January 30, 1947, who preceded her in death in 2008.

Her life was truly a living example of Proverbs 31:10-31 describing a virtuous woman as she was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and was very close to all of her family, and took diligent care of her mother and father prior to their passing. She was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church for many years and enjoyed the fellowship with her Christian brothers and sisters. Leatha's hobbies included sewing for her family and crocheting baby blankets for family and friends. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband and family.

Leatha is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Diana and Johnny Edwards, Marilyn and Jim Dover, Kathryn and Louis Redden; nine grandchildren, Steven and Linda Edwards, Jennifer Dover, Rebecca and Jason Gonzales, Chris and Rosanna Dover, Amanda Matson, Tobey Matson, Kendra Field, Heather and Ricky Darnell, and Julie and Thomas Dry; two brothers and five sisters-in-law, John Boyd Phillips, Kenneth and Diane Phillips, Jolene Phillips, Doris Phillips, Willie Miller, and Pauline Miller; 21 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.

Please join us in celebrating her life on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Eastern Heights Baptist Church, Muskogee, Oklahoma, with viewing on Wednesday, September 24, 2020, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. at Lescher Millsap Funeral Home, Muskogee Oklahoma.