Obituary
Miller Larden Ekas, III Obituary
Born February 19, 1929 in Iatan, TX
Date of Death: January 2, 2019
Parents: Miller Larden Ekas, Jr and Phyllis Smith Ekas
Graduated from Kermit, TX High School; college at Texas A&M, Sul Ross State College; graduate studies at Texas University at Austin, TX
Married Ann Shuler in Dallas, TX, May 23, 1953.
Worked for Mobil Oil Co. in Venezuela; Dresser Industries Security Rock Bit Division in New York, Louisiana, Texas and London, England; Vice President of the Security Division.
Retired in 1985 and consulted for one year.
Lived in Huntsville, TX at Elkins Lake from 1985 till 2008; moved to North Fort Myers, FL.
Resident of Del Tura Golf & Country Club; active in Men’s Golf Association; duplicate bridge group; FISH; and weekly volunteer at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, FL.
Survived by his spouse of 65 years Ann S. Ekas; children David Miller Ekas, (wife Marian) and Susan Ekas Dupré (fiancé Robert Mang); grandchildren Miller Ekas, Sarah Smith, Chris Dupré & Nick Dupré and nine great grandchildren.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to:
Center for Great Apes, PO Box 488, Wauchula, FL 33873; or
Hope Hospice, 2430 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909.
Family and Friends may sign the guest register by visiting www.baldwincremation.com.
Affordable Cremations by Baldwin Brothers.
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