David Miller died peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, November 6, at the age of 97.  Mr. Miller was born at his parents' home on Fortification Street and was a lifelong resident of Jackson. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

After graduating from Central High School, he joined the Army Air Corps and was in flight training school when WWII ended. He retired as a Major in the Air Force Reserve. He attended Ole Miss on the GI Bill, graduating with a degree in accounting.  Following his graduation, he began working for Buzz Morgan in Jackson as a bookkeeper where he was exposed to oil & gas landwork which led him to be hired by Dave Gammill who trained him to become a petroleum landman.  In 1952, he met and married the love of his life Eloise Janette Bryant.  They were married for 67 years before her death in 2019.  He later worked for MidStates Oil Corporation before venturing out as an independent oil man.  Mr. Miller trained many young landmen who went on to have long, successful careers.  A life-long member of the American Association of Professional Landmen as well as the Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen, he was the first recipient of the MAPL Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr. Miller was very active in the oil and gas business, performing land work for many companies in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee.  Earlier in his career he drilled many wells in Mississippi and Montana, including a gusher in Montana that produced the highest flow rate in the state at that time.

Mr. Miller was a charter member of River Hills Club and served on the Board of Directors for Mississippi Children's Home Services.  He loved scouting and was a Cub Master and later the Scout Master of Troop 315 at Briarwood Methodist Church.  He served for many years on the Eagle Scout Board of Review.  In addition, he helped organize and teach a course on title work at Mississippi College School of Law and was instrumental in acquiring a well derrick from Tinsley Field and having it moved and displayed at the Mississippi Agricultural Museum as part of the MAPL 50 ^th anniversary celebration.

He was predeceased by his wife Eloise Janette Bryant Miller.  He is survived by his two sons David W. Miller (Sheila) and Bryant G. Miller, his grandchildren John Franklin Miller, Catherine Miller Sanders, Elizabeth Bryant Miller, Alison Marie Miller Doss, Joseph Bryant Miller (Brittany), David Wilson Miller, and Rachel Lynn Miller (Brooklyn), and four great grandchildren, Millie Claire Doss, Lula Alice Doss, Layla Marie Miller and Sophie Jane Miller.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 12 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood followed by a service at 11:00.  Cemetery service for the burial will be at the gazebo at Lakewood Memorial Park.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Canopy Children's Solutions, 1801 N West St, Jackson, MS 39202.

The family expresses its deepest gratitude for the loving, faithful and excellent care given to our father and grandfather by Diana Tatum, Michael Tatum, Alberta Johnson, and Brittany Marshall.