Billy Joe Miller, 91, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2026 in his home.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2026 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Rhonda Cook officiating.  Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday.  Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.  Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First Baptist Church.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.

Billy Joe was born March 21,1935 in Warsaw, Missouri, the son of Claude C. and Nora Summers Miller.  He had worked for the Brown Shoe Company in Sullivan and then retired from Caterpillar in Decatur after thirty years.  He was a member of the Sullivan First Baptist Church and was active in their service team and the Building and Grounds Committee.  Billy Joe enjoyed woodworking, music, taking walks and visiting family and friends.  He married Nancy E. King on January 14, 1956 and she preceded him in death on December 24, 2019.

Surviving are his son Mike (Dawn) Miller of Arcola; daughters Rhonda (Tony) Cook of Rochester and Yvonne (Russell) Miller-Lux of Nottingham, Pennsylvania; grandchildren Elizabeth (Bill) Sanchez, Daniel Janssen, Eric Miller and John Miller; great grandchildren Reese Miller, Jackson Clark, Susana Sanchez, Ross Sanchez, Brandon Sanchez, Ross Henry Miller and Jude Miller; sister Wilma Austin of Clinton, Missouri; brothers-in-law J. C. Shoemyer of Monroe City, Missouri and Bob Yamamoto of Charleston; special family friend Ginger Yakey of Windsor and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Nancy, three brothers Harolddean, Raymond and Willis and five sisters Bonnie, LaVonne, Hazel, Louise and Sue.