William B. Miller (Bill), 84, passed away on December 20, 2023. He was born on May 10, 1939, and is the youngest child of Ernest and Myrtle Miller. He is from a family of eight children and grew up on a farm in Northwest Oklahoma.

Bill attended Cleo Springs High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Business from Oklahoma State University. He was married to Diane S. Schumacher on December 19, 1960. He served three years in the U.S. Army, serving one year in Vietnam. Bill had a 34 year career of administrative management in the Rural Electric Cooperative program. Seventeen of those years were with Cotton Electric Cooperative in Walters, Oklahoma, and seventeen years with Seminole Electric Cooperative in Tampa, Florida.

His primary hobby was  playing music with his guitar, mandolin, and harmonica. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was a member of VFW Post, American Legion Post and the Veterans Honor Guard all located in Bella Vista. He interviewed many veterans to have their story archived in the Library of Congress as part of the Veterans History Project. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, Arkansas and was a member of the Praise Team.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Diane S. Miller; his parents; his four brothers; and three sisters.

He is survived by their three daughters, Nancy L. Bruce of Richmond, Texas, Kimberly S. Burgess and husband, Terry of Hendersonville, Tennessee and Michelle M. Miller of Bella Vista, Arkansas; and six grandchildren, Chelsea Frazier and Morgan Bruce, Garrison, Tanner and Mckenna Burgess and Jeslynn Miller.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, 504 Memorial Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72714.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Bella Vista First United Methodist Prayer Shawl Ministry, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715.

Arrangements are being made by the Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences can be left at www.funeralmation.com.