Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MILES, MICHAEL LANDON March 19, 2009
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MICHAEL LANDON MILES

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA

Michael Landon Miles was born in Monroe, LA on July 8, 1952. On March 19, 2009, 
he succumbed to Acute Myelogenous Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 
Houston, Texas.

Michael first went to school in Meridian, MS upon his family's return home to 
Monroe, he attended Georgia Tucker Elementary, Lee Junior High, and graduated 
from Neville in 1970. He took classes at Louisiana Tech and Northeast Louisiana 
University; in 1985, he graduated from LSU, and remained an ardent Tiger fan 
throughout his life.

Michael was a lifelong sports enthusiast and especially loved baseball. After 
starting in the Minor Leagues in Joliet, IL, he played in Monroe's Little and 
Dixie Leagues. His wide range of interests led him to jobs in a variety of 
fields and places: he spent time on the Alaskan pipeline, sold car phones in 
Baton Rouge in the 80's, and was a realtor and real estate appraiser in 
Pensacola. In 2006, Michael and his wife Mary turned their love for technology, 
music, and film into a business, Digital Imaging, LLC.

Michael is survived by his wife Mary Dossett Miles, daughter Megan Moncrief of 
New York, his parents Landon and Virginia Miles, his sister Margaret McInnis 
and her husband Mike McInnis, and his aunt Juanita V. Ash, all of Monroe, his 
niece, Jenny Barnes Stacey and husband George and their children Mae, Barnes, 
and Margaret of Gadsden, AL and his nephew, Price Barnes and wife Christie of 
Nashville, TN.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Owen Meyers and Dr. Marshall Leary of Monroe, as 
well as Dr. Cortes, Dr. Thomas, Dr. O'Brien, Dr. Borthakur, Dr. Estrov, Dr. 
Sampat, Dr. Velev, and the nurses and staff of MD Anderson for their expert 
care and kindness; thank you also to the doctors and lab technicians at the 
Holly Hall Blood Bank. The world is full of wonderful people, and when given 
the opportunity to step forth and aid Michael in the battle for life, the 
following individuals donated white blood cells: Bill Haile and Janice Pomeroy 
of Baton Rouge, Shane Dossett, Emily Rash, and Tammye Turpin of Monroe, Greg 
Elliott and the eight anonymous volunteers of Houston. Our thanks also to the 
many who went for screening in order to donate.

A private cremation ceremony was held at Brookside Funeral Home and Cemetery in 
Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM.

Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM followed immediately by a Memorial 
Celebration at Mulhearn Funeral Home 165/Sterlington Road.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to MD Anderson Leukemia Center, the 
Ouachita Parish Humane Society, the Monroe Youth Baseball Association, or a 
charity of your choice.

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