Funeral services were held on 04/14/2023 at Highland Avenue Baptist Church, with a burial following at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
Billie Ruth Stanley-Miller was born on Wednesday, July 9, 1947, to AT and Hattie B. Stanley in Shreveport, LA. She was the second of seven children born to this union. Billie was affectionately known by family members as “Grandma Billie,” “Auntie Billie,” “Wild Bill,” and “The Beeve.”
In 1954 she moved with her family to San Diego, CA. Billie was baptized at Noah’s Temple Free Church of God and Christ in Jesus’ Name by Bishop Stephen Flower Sr. Billie received her formal education in the San Diego Unified School District, graduating from San Diego High School in 1966. While attending high school, some of Billie’s favorite activities included
track and field, modern dance, art classes and gymnastics.
Billie married twice and to those unions, four beautiful children were born: William Morris
(1967), Mia Nichelle Morris-Luce (1968), Myesha Michelle Miller (1976), and Larry Lavette Miller Jr. (1979).
Billie attended the San Diego College of Business where she pursued a degree in Business
Administration. After thirty-five years of dedicated employment with the San Diego Unified School District, Billie retired to travel and spend more time with her mother and best friend, Hattie B. Stanley.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ called Billie home on Saturday, March 18, 2023, after a
courageous thirteen-year battle with breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her son: William Morris; parents: AT and Hattie B. Stanley; and younger brother: Johnny Stanley Sr.
Left to cherish Billie’s sweet and precious memories are her three loving and devoted children: Mia Nichelle, Myesha Michelle and Larry Lavette Jr.; step-daughter: LaKisha Miller; five siblings: Bettye Jean Brown (Roosevelt), Connie Jean Pruitt (Floyd), Annette Stanley, LaVonnie Stanley, and Arthur Thomas Stanley (Marsha); ten grandchildren: Tatiana (Tata-Baby), Joel III (Kelly) Alexander, Brandon, Robert Jr., King, Kailani, Ziemann, Zeno and Skjjonning; four great-grandchildren: Jakob, Levi, Olive and Blessen; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
