Mr. Herbert Lee Miller, 87, of Statesville, N.C., died January 20, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born October 11, 1934, in Boston, Ga., he was a son of the late Thomas I. Miller and Pearl Roper Miller.

Mr. Miller enjoyed camping and was the president of the Statesville Cruisers camping group for three years in a row. He also greatly enjoyed boating on Lake Norman and the Intercoastal Waterway. He was a member of Front Street Baptist Church. He retired from Clark Equipment in 1992. Then he worked at Wooten Trucking for twelve years, and then retired from Wooten’s in April of 2004.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy W. Miller and T.A. Miller, and sister Betty M. Young; and daughter-in-law, Patricia Bennett Miller.

Family members include his wife, Marcia Miller; a son, William “Bill” Miller; a daughter, Betty M. Spruill (Jerry); and a brother, Henry A. Miller (Carolene).

Graveside services are scheduled for Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville with Rev. Tim Stutts officiating.

Condolences may be sent online to the family to www.nicholsonfunerals.com. Memorials may be given to Front Street Baptist Church, 1403 W. Front Street Statesville, NC 28677, or to the Lake Norman Humane Society, 110 Robinson Road, Mooresville, NC 28117.

Nicholson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.