Ret. Col. John Sanders Millar

Graveside service for Colonel John Sanders Millar, USA, Retired, 78, of Tulsa, OK, formerly of New Orleans, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 24, 2025, at Riverview Cemetery in Monroe, LA.

Colonel Millar was born January 9, 1947, in New Orleans, LA, and passed away on February 8, 2025, in Tulsa, OK.

Colonel Millar was a graduate of Louisiana State University in Electrical Engineering and earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Colonel Millar was a member of Tau Beta Pi at Louisiana State University, Society of American Military Engineers, National Rifle Association, Tulsa Red Castle Gun Club, and the German American Society in Tulsa. Colonel Millar enjoyed literature, classical music, and the study of foreign cultures. At various times in his life, he was an avid runner, photographer, pilot, hunter, fisherman, motorcyclist, cyclist, firearms enthusiast, and always an amateur chef. 

Colonel Millar was preceded in death by his parents, Innes Millar, Jr. and Mary Sanders Millar; and brothers, Innes Millar and David Stuart Millar. 

Survivors include his niece, Minette Millar McGuire (John “Jay” Patrick McGuire III); and nephew, David Stuart Millar; great-uncle to two great- nieces and three great-nephews.