John L. Miller Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John L. Miller was born on October 14, 1959, in Los Angeles, California to Wiley Edward Miller and Lorraine Josephine Lemoine Miller. On June 19, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, he met his Lord and Savior and entered his eternal home. Johnny, as he was called by his beloved family and close friends, was the tenth of eleven siblings. When he was a toddler, his family moved to Riverside, Texas to be near his father's family. Johnny spent many years working cattle with his children, father, brother, and nephews. Candice, Jerrod, and Chad spent a lot of time fishing, hunting, and raising show animals for the Walker County Fair under their dad's guidance. He taught them to be humble and hardworking people. After they graduated, he continued supporting his nieces and nephews by attending the WCFA livestock shows every year. When his only grandchild Cash was born, he became the proudest PawPaw you ever met. Some of his favorite things to do was take Cash to the Huntsville State Park, take him fishing, buy him toys (Cash's choice) and spoil him rotten. Johnny lived a life of service to others. He was an active member of Cook Springs Baptist Church for many years. Johnny served the community as a member of the Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department. He worked for TDCJ at Wynne Farm as a Warehouse Supervisor for over twenty years. He went on to work for the City of Huntsville until he fully retired and began serving the Lord and cowboying full time as he always wanted to do. Johnny's life transformed when he rededicated his life to Christ and completely surrendered to the Lord. He could always be found in the back of Fellowship of Huntsville Church greeting all who entered and lovingly calling them his brothers and sisters in Christ. It was rare for him to miss one of C.F. Hazlewood's sermons. He witnessed to all who came across his path at church, Smiley's, and everywhere he went. You did not leave a conversation with him without him saying "Amen!", "I'm praying for you!", or "I love you!". He is fondly remembered as the modern-day John the Baptist of 980. He was unashamed of sharing his love of Jesus. Prior to Johnny leaving his earthly life, he was doing what he loved; sitting at his table at Smiley's on FM 980. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents, Wiley Edward Miller and Lorraine Josephine Lemoine Miller; sister, Marilyn Miller Harper; brother-in-law Joey Anderson; sister in-law Sharlene Miller; nephews Joey Davis and Craig Killingsworth. He is survived by his children; daughter, Candice Miller Mitton (husband Kenny); sons Jerrod Miller and Chad Miller; grandson Cash Miller; Sandra Moody. Johnny is also survived by his siblings Paul (Alice) Miller, Lenore (Garnett) Davis, Louis (Paula) Miller, Jeannine Anderson, Wilma (Bill) Garrett, Michael (Buddy) Widner, Greg Miller, Brian Miller, Celeste (Jimmy) Wood and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. John will lie in state from 9:00 AM til 4:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. His Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 AM Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Fellowship of Huntsville Church in Huntsville, Texas. A private family graveside will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Fellowship of Huntsville Church, www.fohc.org. Memorial condolences may be made to the family at www.shmfh.com.

John L. Miller

October 14, 1959 - June 19, 2022