"Sergeant First Class (USA Ret) - Deacon Joe Louis Miles” (85)
06/19/1936 - 12/03/2021
"Sergeant First Class (USA Ret) - Deacon Joe Louis Miles" (85) of Valdosta GA., fought a good fight, he's finished his course, he kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for for him a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, has given him during the night of Friday, December 3, 2021 in the privacy of his home.
"Sergeant First Class (USA Ret) - Deacon Joe Louis Miles" was a true warrior, family man, and servant of the Lord. Deacon Miles, placed his hands in the masters hand, and he's now resting from the troubles of this world. He was born on June 19, 1936 in Furman, North Carolina and was educated in the Cook County Training School District.
"Sergeant First Class (USA Ret) - Deacon Joe Louis Miles" was inducted in the US Army in October of 1959. He served honorably for twenty years, with the 82nd ABN Division in Fort Braggs, NC. He served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star with V. Device and the Army Commendation Medal with V. Device for Heroism in connection with Combat Operation in Vietnam. Joe retired from active duty on December 1, 1979. He then worked for the United Parcel Service for twenty years.
Joe accepted Christ in 1980 at Greater Pleasant Temple Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully. On January 17, 2021, Joe was ordained and became Deacon Joe L. Miles under the leadership of Rev. Bernard L. Robinson Sr.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
"Sergeant First Class (USA Ret) - Deacon Joe Louis Miles", a true solder will receive his final salute and will be laid to rest on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1300 hours from the Greater Pleasant Temple Missionary Baptist Church - 309 Cherry Street, Valdosta Georgia. Pastor, Rev. Bernard L. Robinson Sr. will officiate. Full Military honors and rite will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens, North Valdosta Road.