Lenorris V. Miller, age 46, of Montezuma, Georgia passed Wednesday, December 19, 2012.
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia at 2:00 P.M. with full military honors.
Lenorris was born June 10, 1966 in Milton, Delaware to the late Ernest Sanders, Sr. and Carrie Veronica Miller Antione. He was reared by his beloved grandmother, Mattie B. Hannor and the late Deacon S. T. Hannor. Lenorris was a 1984 graduate of the historic D. F. Douglass High School of Montezuma. Prior to enlisting into the United States Army, he attended Fort Valley State University. He was honorably discharged and retired in 2006 after 21 years of dedicated services. During his tenure, he received many honors, medals, commendations, citations and campaign ribbons awards. His tour of duty was served on the homeland and abroad during the Persian Gulf Crisis and Desert Storm. After retiring from the military he continued to serve his country in the United States National Guard as an engineer. Lenorris also resumed his employment with Blue Bird Body Company of Ft. Valley, Georgia, as an assembly line worker. He retired this year after his health began to decline.
Lenorris accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the tender age of six and joined the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church. He served dutifully as a junior usher, junior deacon, Sunday School secretary and Sunday School teacher. On the 19th of March 2002, Lenorris was united in holy matrimony to the former Sonya McMillian and was blessed to be the stepfather of Kyler T. Phelps and Nicholas Phelps.
He leaves golden memories to his beloved family, including his wife of ten years, Sonya Miller, Montezuma, Georgia; two stepchildren, Kyler T. Phelps and Nicholas Phelps, both of Montezuma, Georgia; his beloved maternal grandmother who reared him as her son, Mrs. Mattie Hannor, Montezuma, Georgia; his paternal grandmother, Norris Sanders, Douglassville, Georgia; his mother-in-law, Mary McMillian, Oglethorpe, Georgia; his stepfather, Antione, Delray Beach, Florida; his four siblings; a host of aunts, uncles, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law; a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia at 2:00 P.M. with full military honors.
Lenorris was born June 10, 1966 in Milton, Delaware to the late Ernest Sanders, Sr. and Carrie Veronica Miller Antione. He was reared by his beloved grandmother, Mattie B. Hannor and the late Deacon S. T. Hannor. Lenorris was a 1984 graduate of the historic D. F. Douglass High School of Montezuma. Prior to enlisting into the United States Army, he attended Fort Valley State University. He was honorably discharged and retired in 2006 after 21 years of dedicated services. During his tenure, he received many honors, medals, commendations, citations and campaign ribbons awards. His tour of duty was served on the homeland and abroad during the Persian Gulf Crisis and Desert Storm. After retiring from the military he continued to serve his country in the United States National Guard as an engineer. Lenorris also resumed his employment with Blue Bird Body Company of Ft. Valley, Georgia, as an assembly line worker. He retired this year after his health began to decline.
Lenorris accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the tender age of six and joined the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church. He served dutifully as a junior usher, junior deacon, Sunday School secretary and Sunday School teacher. On the 19th of March 2002, Lenorris was united in holy matrimony to the former Sonya McMillian and was blessed to be the stepfather of Kyler T. Phelps and Nicholas Phelps.
He leaves golden memories to his beloved family, including his wife of ten years, Sonya Miller, Montezuma, Georgia; two stepchildren, Kyler T. Phelps and Nicholas Phelps, both of Montezuma, Georgia; his beloved maternal grandmother who reared him as her son, Mrs. Mattie Hannor, Montezuma, Georgia; his paternal grandmother, Norris Sanders, Douglassville, Georgia; his mother-in-law, Mary McMillian, Oglethorpe, Georgia; his stepfather, Antione, Delray Beach, Florida; his four siblings; a host of aunts, uncles, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law; a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
COMMENTS
- S.CLEMONS(Friday, December 28 12 05:11 pm EST)
DEAR FAMILY:
I AM SORRY TO HEAR OF THE LOSS OF YOUR LOVED ONE.MAY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER PROVIDE THE FAMILY DURING THIS TIME OF GRIEF.HE IS NEAR TO THOSE BROREN AT HEART.[PSALM 34:17-18] - MELVYNA CURGIL(Wednesday, December 26 12 10:45 am EST)
My prayers are with you all. - Roshonda Williams(Wednesday, December 26 12 09:29 am EST)
Sonya may you continue to have strength in the love you all have shared and with the memories you all have made. You and your family are in my prayers. May God continue to strengthen you all. - Latrell Searcy-Cox(Monday, December 24 12 09:00 am EST)
RIP Norris. - MR LARRY D. HARVEY(BETTIE ) AND FAMILY(Saturday, December 22 12 11:05 pm EST)
GOD BLESS THE FAMILY OF LENORRIS.MAY PEACE AND JOY COME TO YOU ALL IN THE MORNING. MY FAMILY AND I ARE PRAYING FOR YOU ALL. - Terry B. Fobbs(Saturday, December 22 12 06:47 pm EST)
To my best classmate i ever had in my life.Miller was like a brother to me,i will miss him dearly. Class of 1984 - Elijah Clayton(Friday, December 21 12 06:46 pm EST)
To the McMillian and Miller Family, Norris will be missed from the community with his friendly smile and his assistant to the community, your friend Elijah Clayton and family. - Stacy Cromer Scott(Friday, December 21 12 05:58 pm EST)
Norris you will be miss, only God knows best. You are at a place where we all must cross, there is no pain, no sickness, no more crying and no more hurting. Sonya be strong, and know that Norris is in a better place. - Vernita West(Friday, December 21 12 10:28 am EST)
My prayers go out to the Miller family. - Peggie Martin Davis(Thursday, December 20 12 09:27 pm EST)
With deepest sympathy.
Class of '84
Goodbye classmate
We will miss you
But we won't forget you.
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