Funeral services celebrating the life of Paul Braxton Miller, 64, of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 30, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Dr. Keith McVay and Bill Heard officiating. Interment will follow in Rocky Branch Cemetery.
Visitation will be from Noon until service time on Thursday at the funeral home.
Paul died September 26, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with a very rare type of T-Cell Lymphoma. The family would like to thank all the doctors and staff at M. D. Anderson Hospital and to Jeff Donald for his kindness to our family during Paul’s illness.
Paul retired from Exxon Mobil Petroleum as an electrical executive after 34 years. He traveled all over the world heading up operations on drilling sites. After retirement he moved from West Monroe to Farmerville to a beautiful residence overlooking Lake D’Arbonne. He was a member of Kellogg Hunting Club on Davis Island, where he served as Vice-President on the board of directors. Paul was an avid outdoorsman and loved spending time on the island with his family, friends and other members who became his family.
Paul was preceded in death by his father, Mr. Jewel Miller; the mother of his daughter, Belinda Lapietra Miller; and his stepson, Will Ticheli.
Survivors: his wife, Mrs. Anita H. Miller; Daughter, Heather M. Grant and her husband, G. G.; Mother, Mrs. Velma R. Miller; Sister, Diane M. McVay and husband, Keith; Stepdaughter, Taylor Barnette and her husband, Lee; Grandchildren, Griffyn Grant, Lake Grant, Hunt Grant, Tripp Barnette, Ellis James Barnette, Brenan Barnette, Bella Barnette, Shep Ticheli, Hadley Carpenter, and Hayes Carpenter; parents-in-law, Sam and Mary Jo Herren.
Pallbearers will be David Roach, Bud Crow, Jimmy Fuller, Jesse Lapietra, Jeff Donald, Eric Craighead, John McClendon, Jeff Muckelroy, Peyton Lapietra, and Hank Tarver.
Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Kellogg Davis Island Hunting Club.
Memorials may be made to M.D. Anderson Hospital T-Cell Lymphoma research department, or Pilots for Patients.