Obituary

David scott miller, sr., passed away on tuesday, july 5, 2016, at the age of 61.
 
he is survived by his wife, karen h. Miller; his four children, kelly elizabeth, david scott, jr., jessica jean and russell roland, his mother, jean l. Miller, all of charleston, wv; and his brother, gary j. (linda) miller of elkview, wv. 
 
he was preceded in death by his father, james w. Miller. 
 
david was born on june 8, 1955, in pittsburgh, pa. He graduated from george washington high school in 1973, where he lettered for three years in football, basketball, golf, and track. He was a life scout and an order of the arrow in scouting. In 1977, david graduated from hampden-sydney college in farmville, virginia, with a bachelor of arts degree in finance. He was a member of pi kappa alpha fraternity at hampden-sydney. He later went on to become a certified public accountant. David was the president of miller enterprises, which consisted of several family-owned businesses. In his earlier life he was involved in several aspects of the coal business. He owned christian land corp. And brokered coal for miller trading. Miller construction was a family-owned business wherein david was involved in international steel fabrication and erection. Shortly after his marriage, he, along with his father, established the erection of a steel fabrication plant in mexico. He was also involved in miller management, where he managed coal companies, both nationally and internationally. As his life progressed, he became more involved in the real estate business and managed real estate through miller systems. David was a kentucky colonel. He was a member of the american institution of certified public accountants, and a member of the west virginia board of accountancy. He was also a member of berry hills country club. While a member of the first presbyterian church on leon sullivan way, david was very involved in services at the basilica of the co-cathedral of the sacred heart with his immediate family. His true passion was his wife and children. He was heavily involved in his children’s extracurricular activities and took great pride in their athletic abilities and other attributes.
 
david thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his wife and family. One of his favorite activities was going on family fishing trips, whether it was at their camp in greenbrier county, at their family beach house on topsail island, or at their family farm in kanawha county. David will truly be missed by all the lives he touched.
 
funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.M. Tuesday, july 12, 2016 at basilica of the co-cathedral of the sacred heart with father donald higgs officiating.
 
visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.M. Monday, july 11, at barlow bonsall funeral home.
 
in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the american heart association, charleston division, 162 court street, charleston, west virginia  25301 or the boy scouts of america, buckskin council, elk river district, 2829 kanawha boulevard east, charleston, west virginia  25311.