Joseph Leroy Miller, Jr., affectionately known as "Junior", was born on July 29, 1946, to the late Joseph Leroy Miller, Sr. and the late Jessie Pearl Ballenger Miller, in Spartanburg, SC; Joseph was a graduate of Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan.

Joseph was noted for loving to eat. He had a pleasant demeanor and loved watching sports in his spare time. He was enamored by politics and could often be found engaged in conversation concerning it. He loved sports of all kind, especially any team from the state of Michigan.

He was preceded in death, along with his parents, by stepmother, Elizabeth Miller; siblings, Shirley Miller, Willie Thomas Miller, Reginald Miller, and Alphonso Johnson.

Left  to cherish his memory are sons, Travelis (Rebecca) Brown of Roebuck, SC and Terrance Browing of Spartanburg, SC; daughters, Constance Kelley and Melissa Jackson of Saginaw, MI; sisters, Betty Jo Moore of Gaffney, SC, Cynthia Miller of Boiling Springs, SC and Angela Farmer of Moore, SC; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren; special niece, Yolanda Waddell; friends, Willie McMillan, Lewis Foster, and Dan Shivers; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

On the morning of Saturday, January 27, 2024, Joseph transitioned peacefully at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. His memory will live on in the hearts and minds of his family and friends.