This Bio was written by Homer's grandson, Kelly Ray Miller:
Homer was born November 18, 1919 in Cowden, Oklahoma to Guy and Dicy Miller. He was the oldest of twelve born to them. The Millers were farmers and pretty poor in those days and everyone helped out. His mother, when he was just four years old, would saddle a horse named "Bill", put grandpa on the horse with a sack wrapped around the saddle horn with a list of supplies that they would need and off they would go. The store was 10 miles away. How many people today would put their four-year-old child on a horse and send them 10 miles to the store? Unheard of in today's time.
My grandfather had a real good childhood. He talked about himself and his brother Troy Bill fishing on the Washita River, working in the fields, shocking broomcorn. Homer was an excellent athlete, in school he loved Baseball, Basketball and Track. At one time he held the mile record in Cowden "4 minutes and 46 seconds", He told me about this when I was in High School running track. I never came close to his record, and he probably did it barefooted. Homer was given a scholarship to play basketball in college. He went for a while and left. He told me he would have probably stayed if they had been playing basketball when school started. He was also offered a chance to try out for a professional baseball team, "The Houston Astro's". He told me that was one of his biggest regrets, but he stayed on the farm working and never went to try out.
Homer married Joyce Dean Smith on July I5, 1945; they had one child, my dad, Kenny Ray Miller. Homer and Joyce started farming and not long after a hailstorm took their crops. Granddad packed up and moved to Pampa, TX. where he went to work in the oil field working on a pulling unit. After a few years granddad went to work for Northern Natural Gas Company were he worked for thirty-three years. Homer was very active in the Optimist Club, an organization for kids. He coached boxing and baseball for many years. Kenny Ray started playing golf in college, Homer didn't think he would be interested in golf Kenny started taking him to the driving range hitting golf balls and soon he fell in love with the game. Homer and Joyce had a membership at the Pampa Country Club where he played golf almost every weekend.
When I was born, Kelly Ray Miller, and got old enough, granddad and I went everywhere together. I would stay with him and Joyce every summer for two or three weeks before school started. We hunted quail and deer in the winter and in the summer we would set bank poles on the Canadian River after it rained and the river was up. Homer, enjoyed fishing on the river, better than hunting, I think, We had some great times though. When I was radioing in College he drove all over the Unites States watching me perform in those rodeos. He never missed a one that I can recall.
My grandfather was a very special person and touched many people's lives, thru sports and friendship. I was so blessed to have had a granddad like Homer.
Homer was born November 18, 1919 in Cowden, Oklahoma to Guy and Dicy Miller. He was the oldest of twelve born to them. The Millers were farmers and pretty poor in those days and everyone helped out. His mother, when he was just four years old, would saddle a horse named "Bill", put grandpa on the horse with a sack wrapped around the saddle horn with a list of supplies that they would need and off they would go. The store was 10 miles away. How many people today would put their four-year-old child on a horse and send them 10 miles to the store? Unheard of in today's time.
My grandfather had a real good childhood. He talked about himself and his brother Troy Bill fishing on the Washita River, working in the fields, shocking broomcorn. Homer was an excellent athlete, in school he loved Baseball, Basketball and Track. At one time he held the mile record in Cowden "4 minutes and 46 seconds", He told me about this when I was in High School running track. I never came close to his record, and he probably did it barefooted. Homer was given a scholarship to play basketball in college. He went for a while and left. He told me he would have probably stayed if they had been playing basketball when school started. He was also offered a chance to try out for a professional baseball team, "The Houston Astro's". He told me that was one of his biggest regrets, but he stayed on the farm working and never went to try out.
Homer married Joyce Dean Smith on July I5, 1945; they had one child, my dad, Kenny Ray Miller. Homer and Joyce started farming and not long after a hailstorm took their crops. Granddad packed up and moved to Pampa, TX. where he went to work in the oil field working on a pulling unit. After a few years granddad went to work for Northern Natural Gas Company were he worked for thirty-three years. Homer was very active in the Optimist Club, an organization for kids. He coached boxing and baseball for many years. Kenny Ray started playing golf in college, Homer didn't think he would be interested in golf Kenny started taking him to the driving range hitting golf balls and soon he fell in love with the game. Homer and Joyce had a membership at the Pampa Country Club where he played golf almost every weekend.
When I was born, Kelly Ray Miller, and got old enough, granddad and I went everywhere together. I would stay with him and Joyce every summer for two or three weeks before school started. We hunted quail and deer in the winter and in the summer we would set bank poles on the Canadian River after it rained and the river was up. Homer, enjoyed fishing on the river, better than hunting, I think, We had some great times though. When I was radioing in College he drove all over the Unites States watching me perform in those rodeos. He never missed a one that I can recall.
My grandfather was a very special person and touched many people's lives, thru sports and friendship. I was so blessed to have had a granddad like Homer.
This Bio was written by Homer's grandson, Kelly Ray Miller:
Homer was born November 18, 1919 in Cowden, Oklahoma to Guy and Dicy Miller. He was the oldest of twelve born to them. The Millers were farmers and pretty poor in those days and everyone helped out. His mother, when he was just four years old, would saddle a horse named "Bill", put grandpa on the horse with a sack wrapped around the saddle horn with a list of supplies that they would need and off they would go. The store was 10 miles away. How many people today would put their four-year-old child on a horse and send them 10 miles to the store? Unheard of in today's time.
My grandfather had a real good childhood. He talked about himself and his brother Troy Bill fishing on the Washita River, working in the fields, shocking broomcorn. Homer was an excellent athlete, in school he loved Baseball, Basketball and Track. At one time he held the mile record in Cowden "4 minutes and 46 seconds", He told me about this when I was in High School running track. I never came close to his record, and he probably did it barefooted. Homer was given a scholarship to play basketball in college. He went for a while and left. He told me he would have probably stayed if they had been playing basketball when school started. He was also offered a chance to try out for a professional baseball team, "The Houston Astro's". He told me that was one of his biggest regrets, but he stayed on the farm working and never went to try out.
Homer married Joyce Dean Smith on July I5, 1945; they had one child, my dad, Kenny Ray Miller. Homer and Joyce started farming and not long after a hailstorm took their crops. Granddad packed up and moved to Pampa, TX. where he went to work in the oil field working on a pulling unit. After a few years granddad went to work for Northern Natural Gas Company were he worked for thirty-three years. Homer was very active in the Optimist Club, an organization for kids. He coached boxing and baseball for many years. Kenny Ray started playing golf in college, Homer didn't think he would be interested in golf Kenny started taking him to the driving range hitting golf balls and soon he fell in love with the game. Homer and Joyce had a membership at the Pampa Country Club where he played golf almost every weekend.
When I was born, Kelly Ray Miller, and got old enough, granddad and I went everywhere together. I would stay with him and Joyce every summer for two or three weeks before school started. We hunted quail and deer in the winter and in the summer we would set bank poles on the Canadian River after it rained and the river was up. Homer, enjoyed fishing on the river, better than hunting, I think, We had some great times though. When I was radioing in College he drove all over the Unites States watching me perform in those rodeos. He never missed a one that I can recall.
My grandfather was a very special person and touched many people's lives, thru sports and friendship. I was so blessed to have had a granddad like Homer.
Homer was born November 18, 1919 in Cowden, Oklahoma to Guy and Dicy Miller. He was the oldest of twelve born to them. The Millers were farmers and pretty poor in those days and everyone helped out. His mother, when he was just four years old, would saddle a horse named "Bill", put grandpa on the horse with a sack wrapped around the saddle horn with a list of supplies that they would need and off they would go. The store was 10 miles away. How many people today would put their four-year-old child on a horse and send them 10 miles to the store? Unheard of in today's time.
My grandfather had a real good childhood. He talked about himself and his brother Troy Bill fishing on the Washita River, working in the fields, shocking broomcorn. Homer was an excellent athlete, in school he loved Baseball, Basketball and Track. At one time he held the mile record in Cowden "4 minutes and 46 seconds", He told me about this when I was in High School running track. I never came close to his record, and he probably did it barefooted. Homer was given a scholarship to play basketball in college. He went for a while and left. He told me he would have probably stayed if they had been playing basketball when school started. He was also offered a chance to try out for a professional baseball team, "The Houston Astro's". He told me that was one of his biggest regrets, but he stayed on the farm working and never went to try out.
Homer married Joyce Dean Smith on July I5, 1945; they had one child, my dad, Kenny Ray Miller. Homer and Joyce started farming and not long after a hailstorm took their crops. Granddad packed up and moved to Pampa, TX. where he went to work in the oil field working on a pulling unit. After a few years granddad went to work for Northern Natural Gas Company were he worked for thirty-three years. Homer was very active in the Optimist Club, an organization for kids. He coached boxing and baseball for many years. Kenny Ray started playing golf in college, Homer didn't think he would be interested in golf Kenny started taking him to the driving range hitting golf balls and soon he fell in love with the game. Homer and Joyce had a membership at the Pampa Country Club where he played golf almost every weekend.
When I was born, Kelly Ray Miller, and got old enough, granddad and I went everywhere together. I would stay with him and Joyce every summer for two or three weeks before school started. We hunted quail and deer in the winter and in the summer we would set bank poles on the Canadian River after it rained and the river was up. Homer, enjoyed fishing on the river, better than hunting, I think, We had some great times though. When I was radioing in College he drove all over the Unites States watching me perform in those rodeos. He never missed a one that I can recall.
My grandfather was a very special person and touched many people's lives, thru sports and friendship. I was so blessed to have had a granddad like Homer.
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