Devon Robert Miller

Devon Robert Miller, age 27, of Bald Knob, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 in a traffic accident in Pennsylvania. Devon was born February 5, 1984 in Searcy, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Bald Knob High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville before deciding on a career in welding. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, has a strong love for the outdoors, and a wicked sense of humor. He was preceded in death by grandfather, James Frank Miller and grandmother, Margret Jane Mason Emde. He is survived by his parents, Bob and Lece Miller, of Bald Knob; sister, Whitney Linden Miller, of New York City; girlfriend, Beth Killingsworth, of Morton; grandmother, Lucille Lillard Miller and grandfather, Thomas Gillen Emde, of Bald Knob; uncles, Jim Miller and Brad Emde, of Bald Knob, Scott Emde (Lisa) of Virginia, Jeff (Danna) Emde, of Florida; and a host of other family and friends. A memorial service will be held Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Bald Knob. A reception will follow at the Community of Christ Church at 204 South Hickory Street in Bald Knob. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bald Knob Education Foundation, 103 West Park, Bald Knob, Ark. 72010, The Humane Society of Searcy, 112 Johnston Road, Searcy, Ark. 72143, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Powell Funeral Home of Bald Knob. www.powellfuneralhome.net.