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Additional MILLER Surnames in WHEELER Cemetery
MILLER, AliceMILLER, AltusMILLER, Avis LouiseMILLER, Bobby JoeMILLER, Charnall W.MILLER, Clarence E.MILLER, EarlMILLER, LouisaMILLER, Elmer E.MILLER, Sarah E.MILLER, Sarah E. (closeup)MILLER, Elmer E. (closeup)MILLER, Fannie G.MILLER, FlorenceMILLER, Gladis NealMILLER, MarlMILLER, Glen DaleMILLER, Henry OrestesMILLER, Henry Nelson (Hank)MILLER, Ida MayMILLER, ImogeneMILLER, Troy ZackMILLER, Iona E.MILLER, Zack T.MILLER, Joey M.MILLER, John MerlinMILLER, Joyce MarieMILLER, KeithMILLER, Lorenzo DowMILLER, Melvin RayMILLER, Nathan F.MILLER, ZackMILLER, NealieMILLER, Norvill L.MILLER, Oma DeanMILLER, Opal T.MILLER, Paul MarshelMILLER, Ray “Kelly”MILLER, SallieMILLER, SanfordMILLER, Rex RayMILLER, Virginia DeanMILLER, Virginia MaeMILLER, W. O. Additional MILLER Surnames in WHEELER County
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Submitted: 11/24/21 • Approved: 11/24/21 • Last Updated: 11/27/21 • R470375-G0-S3
January 10, 1933-September 17, 1988
Inscribed on back of headstone
Lonnie Loyal Miller
Texas Lawman
1955 to 1988
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
A three-vehicle accident east of Wheeler Saturday morning is still under investigation. Lonnie Loyal Miller, Wheeler County Sheriff, was pronounced dead shortly after the 2:15 A.M. accident.
Miller, 56, was traveling east, enroute home, on Highway 152. A pickup driven by David Moore, 25, of Wheeler was traveling west. The two vehicles collided head-on 9 1/2 miles east of Wheeler. A second pickup driven by Dwayne Watson of Shamrock then struck Moore's pickup.
Three victims were taken to Parkview Hospital. Miller was pronounced dead after arrival at the hospital. David Moore was treated for a broken arm and lacerations; he was released from the local hospital later in the day. Teresa Watts, a passenger in the sheriff's car remains in the hospital for observation. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
Seatbelts were not in use by any of the individuals involved in the accident.
The accident is still under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Services for Miller were held at the First Baptist Church in Wheeler Monday, September 19, 1988. Rev. Robert Helsley, pastor, officiate at the 11:00 A.M. service. Burial was in the Wheeler cemetery under the direction of Wright Funeral Home.
Lonnie was born January 10, 1932 in Wheeler and had lived most of his life in the Wheeler area. He served in law enforcement since 1958 and was a deputy sheriff for eight years. He was completing his first term as Wheeler County Sheriff.
Miller was a member of the First Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge and Texas Sheriff's Association.
Lonnie is survived by two sons, Terry Miller, Yukon, Okla., and Charlie Miller, Wheeler; one daughter, Lonna Gail McGaha, Mansfield; two sisters, Aleene Anderson, Fritch and Katy Summers, Elk City, Okla., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Darville Atherton, Dennis Hilburn, Bill Mason, Domer Miller, Dudley Miller and Denzel Reed. Honorary Pallbearers were members of the Texas Sheriff's Association.
(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Thursday, September 22, 1988, Page 1)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Lonnie Loyal Miller
Date of Birth: 10 Jan 1933
Gender: Male
Birth County: Wheeler
Father's Name: Earl Miller
Mother's Name: Louisa Elnor McCuistion
Roll Number: 1933_0005
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Lonnie Miller
Death Date: 17 Sep 1988
Death County: Wheeler
Gender: Male
Contributed on 11/24/21
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Record #: 470375