Loyd G. Miller

Loyd G. Miller Loyd G. Miller, a 1959 graduate of Exeter High School, died August 30th in Lexington, South Carolina from lung cancer. He was 71 years old. Loyd was the son of Loyd T. and Pearl Miller. He was born in Waldron, Arkansas in 1941 and raised in Exeter and Cameron Creek. He was a standout basketball and track and field athlete, as well as an accomplished artist. Loyd served in the United States Marine Corps from 1959 to 1984 with worldwide duty assignments including Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, attaining the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. He served as a combat engineer, a Marine security guard, a drill instructor, Head of Marine Security at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, the Chief Instructor at the Marine Security Guard Battalion at Quantico, Virginia, and later as an anti-terrorism instructor at the same facility. Loyd also worked for the U.S. State Department as a fire and security consultant. Loyd is survived by his mother Pearl of Visalia, brother Tom of Visalia, sister Virginia of Berkeley, sister Geri Leon of Spring Valley, Ohio, sons David and Jaime of Lexington SC, two grandchildren, and many family and friends who loved him dearly. Loyd was preceded in death by his father Loyd T., wife Cathy, sister Dorothy Dean, and sister Linda Yaeger. Loyd, you were an extraordinary man, devoted to your family and country. Semper Fi. We will miss you.