Ernie

Miller

Doyle Ernest "Ernie" Miller, Jr., 58, of Blanchard, died Friday, March 22, 2024.  The son of Doyle Ernest Miller, Sr. and Karen Sue (Keller) Neal, he was born July 10, 1965, in Oklahoma City.

Ernie grew up in the Oklahoma City area and graduated from Putnam City West High School in 1984.  He had a special relationship with his grandmother, Addie Miller, who spoiled him during his younger years.  He was Church of Christ in faith.  Ernie married Rebecca Ann "Becky" Gunter on July 26, 2014, in Lindsay, Oklahoma.  He and his wife owned and operated MG Quarter Horses, where they raised, trained, and sold horses for several years.  He was a member of the AQHA, and also participated in USTRC Team Roping.  Ernie owned and operated Hired Gun Trucking Company.  In his spare time, he enjoyed doing his favorite activities alongside his wife, especially fishing and going to the beach.  If you saw Ernie, Becky was always by his side.  They were inseparable.  His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his wife and family.  He especially loved being "Poppy" to his grandkids.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Addie and Clarence Miller, and Warren and Velmma Keller.

Ernie is survived by his wife, Becky Gunter, of Blanchard; three daughters, Magen Smelser and her husband, Richard, of Nashville, Arkansas, Shelbi Smith and her husband, Dillon, of Nashville, Arkansas, and Laura Gunter of Blanchard; one son, Preston Nabors and his wife, Kassie, of Blanchard; ten grandchildren, Leah, Kaden, Mallory, Rae, Eli, Tessa, Rylee, Jentry, Trenton, and Evalyn;  his parents, Doyle Miller and his wife, Joyce, of Bethany and Sue Neal and her husband, Tom, of Bethany; two brothers, Robert Miller and his wife, Gina, of Stillwater and Tanner Neal of Oklahoma City; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Burial will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.