Ruffus Cary Miller

A memorial service for Ruffus Cary Miller was held Friday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Harker Heights. 

Mr. Miller died April 25, 2023. He was born May 23, 1938, to B.L. and Irene Miller in Polk County, Ark. He was one of seven children, 2 girls and 5 boys. 

He went to school in Wickes, Ark., leaving school in his senior year to join the United States Navy where he was stationed on the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, an aircraft carrier. 

After finishing his time in the Navy, he tried civilian life for 3-4 months, then joined the United States Army. In 1960 he married Floy LaVerne and they recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. 

While in Korea he adopted two Korean girls, Moni, 5, and Soni, 1, and raised Ed Burris, 14. The family of 5 made their home in Harker Heights, Texas, where they still reside. 

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife, Floy LaVerne (Fannin) Miller, daughters, Soni Berkhemer and Moni Taylor and son Edward Burris, 8 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

There will be a celebration of life and burial of ashes held at Duckett Cemetery, Wickes, Ark., June 18, 2023, at 3 p.m.

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