Doug Estel Milliron was born on March 29, 1951. and he died on June 1, 2026. He lived for 75 years.
In life, Doug cherished his wife of 53 years and 8 months, Monabeth. He loved and cared for his four adult children and their spouses, his thirteen grandchildren and their companions, and his dog, Tally. Along with Monabeth, he valued the virtue of showing hospitality and treating people like they belong until they do belong. For Doug, Christian ministry took place in the kitchen and at the table. He will be remembered for how he brought joy, encouragement, and guidance to many.
Doug had many things he enjoyed. He liked grilling in his cast iron grill. He had a passion for football. He took delight in playing guitar, singing, and songwriting, and he appreciated the mythologies of Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. He also enjoyed many activities in times of silence and solitude like prayer, journaling, reading, writing, and bird watching. Doug had a depth of soul that matched his joyful presence with people.
Doug was a lifelong learner and a man of remarkable intelligence. Added to his formal education in church history and historical theology were many decades of study in a wide variety of subjects and a wisdom that came from serving the needs of people in pastoral ministry. All of his insight was shaped by giving himself to learning and meditating on the holy scriptures. He left behind many tattered and marked up Bibles in his study that give evidence to a life lived before God in his Word.
Doug will be remembered as a pastor and missionary, a teacher and disciple-maker, and one who was called “Honey”, Dad, Daddy, Papaw, Grandpa, neighbor, and friend. He will be missed!
Doug is preceded in death by his father, Frank Arthur Milliron; his mother, Catherine Virginia Gouldy; and his sister, Elaine Carol Milliron-MacKenzie.
Doug is survived by: his wife, Monabeth McCully Milliron; his children, Joshua Douglas Milliron and wife, Allison Farrar Milliron, Bethany Rose Freeman, Sarah Milliron Fernandes and husband Joel Ravi Fernandes; Erin Milliron; his grandchildren, Shellie Catherine Milliron and boyfriend, Justin Kenneth Ducote, William Douglas Milliron, Madeline Rose Garrett, Annabelle Lynn Garrett, Savannah Brooke Garrett and boyfriend, Gunther Jacob Simpson, Sophia Dawn Freeman, Josie Matthew Perkins, Emma Fernandes Huenefeld and husband, James Calvin Huenefeld, Joanna Elyse Fernandes, Whitney Elizabeth Hemphill, Harley Mae Klassen, and Joseph Edward Brown, and Molly Milliron; his sister Elenda Kay Milliron-Carroll and husband, John A. Carroll and their son, Kyle Wayne Brown, and their granddaughter, Martina Kay Brown; his nieces, Michelle Scott MacKenzie, Renee Scott MacKenzie, and Nicole Scott MacKenzie.
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Visitation
Saturday, June 13th at 2:00 p.m. at Burkhalter Chapel at Trinity Methodist Church
1000 Woodward Ave, Ruston, LA 71270
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Memorial Service
Saturday, June 13th at 3:00 p.m. at Burkhalter Chapel at Trinity Methodist Church
1000 Woodward Ave, Ruston, LA 71270
Joshua Douglas Milliron and Dr. Brian Yeich officiating
Honorary Pallbearers – Josie Matthew Perkins, William Douglas Milliron, Joseph Edward Brown, James Calvin Huenefeld, Justin Kenneth Ducote, Gunther Jacob Simpson
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Favor International (favorintl.org) and 5 Loaves 2 Fish in Ruston, Louisiana (5loaves2fishruston.org).
