More detail on this person: Miles, Ret. Col. Otha Gayland Services for Ret. Col. Otha Gayland Miles, 64, of Tyler will be held on Friday, August 15, 2008, at 9 a.m. at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler with Pastor Joe Ward and Dr. Bill Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas at 2:30 p.m. Gayland passed away on August 10, 2008, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. He was born on October 29, 1943, in Woodville, Texas, to the late Otha and Leah Belle Miles. Gayland graduated from Kirby High School in 1962, where he lettered four years for the Kirby High School Eagle football team. In August of 1962, he entered Trinity University, where he played football, joined ROTC, became a member of the Triniteers and received both a B.S. in Mathematics and Masters in Hospital Administration. During that time Gayland also played semi-pro football for the San Antonio Toros.
Burial information: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
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