Truman Miller
Truman Joe Miller, 94, of Oklahoma City, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and esteemed businessman, passed away peacefully on March 18th in his home surrounded by family.
Truman was born on January 18, 1931, to Benjamin Franklin Miller Sr. and Nellie Jones Miller in Seminole, Oklahoma. After graduating from Seminole High School in 1949, he was active in the FFA, served in the Korean US Army Brank and went on to study and obtain a degree in Math and History at East Central State College on the GI Bill.
After graduating, Truman started his first job teaching mathematics; later becoming a real estate agent, kickstarting a 40-year career in the field and founding Abide Realtors.
In 1950, he married his high school sweetheart, Jo Evolyn Chamblin and they had two children, Michael Truman Miller and Michele Rene Miller Schwartz.
In 1988 he married Norma Leslie with whom he spent 37 wonderful years.
Truman was predeceased by parents Benjamin F. Miller Sr and Nellie Jones Miller; siblings Ben Miller Jr, Dorothy Moranville, Louise Lackey, and Nina Drewery. He is survived by Barbara Dye and John Miller.
Throughout his life, Truman achieved so much. As an early businessman and owner of Abide Realtors, he demonstrated incredible vision and leadership. He was also an avid cyclist, riding 4,228 miles across the USA from Washington state to North Miller
Carolina at the young age of 71. His impact on the community and our hearts is immeasurable. Truman’s legacy will live on through the joy and love he brought into our lives. He will be deeply missed but never forgotten.
Truman was a remarkable person who touched the lives of everyone he met. He was known for his boundless generosity, symbolized by his outstretched arms on his Abide Realtors billboard always reaching to welcome everyone to Oklahoma City, a place he truly loved.
A graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, 1201 Van Drive, Seminole, OK 74868 on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11 a.m.
A celebration of life service will be held at Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Funeral Directors, 6600 Broadway Extension, Oklahoma City, OK 73116 on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization Truman felt strongly about. https://support. woundedwarriorproject. org.