Thomas Lane Miller won the victory and transformed to eternal life Friday, October 25, 2024, at his residence in Tupelo after battling cancer. He was 59 years old. Born on September 6, 1965, in Amarillo, Texas to Charles Leland Miller and Bobbie Willmath Posey Miller, he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1984 and obtained a BS degree from West Texas State University. He married Deanna Catherine Lester at the University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin, TX on July 15, 1989, a marriage of 35 years. A man with a sharp, analytical mind and a sterling personality, Tom was an investor by trade. He loved his friends, movies, reading, fishing, music, and his church, West Main Church of Christ, of which he and Deanna faithfully attended and participated. He strongly supported children’s homes and mission work both at home and abroad. A deeply spiritual man, Tom’s legacy will be that of a man whose devotion to his wife, his work and his faith will live on through the ages with those he served and touched in his spiritual journey.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM on Monday, October 28, 2024, in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo with Minister Kerry Williams officiating. Visitation will be from 11 AM to service time Monday only at the funeral home. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed at 1 PM at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/live-streaming where it will be afterward archived. Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo is honored to serve their friends.
He is survived by his wife, Deanna; sister, Merry Kay Brewer (Mike) of Piedmont, OK; uncle, Ralph Miller (Loretta) of Tucson, AZ; nephews, Tyler, Parker, and Jordyn Brewer of Piedmont, OK; in-laws, Pat and Bob Lester of Round Rock, TX, and Allan and Sarah Lester of Round Rock, TX; nephews, Matthew and Andrew Lester of Round Rock, TX; as well as many relatives, aunts, uncles, and cousins, mostly in Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Bobbie Miller.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to Cherokee Home for Children, P. O. Box 295, Cherokee, Tx. 76832, Ghana West Africa Mission, P. O. Box 2125, Decatur, Al. 35602, or Village of Hope-Ghana, P. O. Box 670394, Dallas, Tx. 75367.
