Marquellos Rashawn Miller

Marquellos Rashawn Miller, 39, of Waterloo, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at his home in Waterloo, after a brave a valiant fight with cancer. Marquellos was born on February 16, 1984, to his parents Bruce Miller and Ida Bradford. He grew up in Waterloo, where he attended school, graduating from East High School in 2002. After graduation, he attended college and began working in machinery at John Deere, where he was employed for 13 years. Marquellos also worked various equipment operations and driver/sales jobs and earned his CDL in 2019.

On September 1, 2018, Marquellos was united in marriage to the love of his life, Keyaira Phillips. When he wasn't busy working and being a dedicated family man, Marquellos excelled at being a music producer. He loved to be outdoors and loved anything to do with water, enjoying the scenic views and fishing. Marquellos was an avid sports fan, particularly football and boxing. He thoroughly enjoyed coaching and helping out the youth football team while in Seattle and Waterloo. He was a loving and devoted father to his 3 children. Marquellos was ambitious, hard-working, loving, spiritual, encouraging and a great listener. His laughter was contagious, and he was a true lover of life; he had the gift of bringing people together. Although his life was cut far too short, he left an impact on many lives, and he will be forever remembered by all the memories he made with his family and countless friends.

Marquellos is survived by his wife Keyaira of Waterloo; parents Ida (Anthony) White of Waterloo and father Bruce Miller of Minneapolis; sons Kajuan Miller, Harlem Davidson, both of Waterloo and daughter Qimaurie Anderson-Miller of Dallas, TX; siblings Rolandus (Lisa) Bradford, DeShaun (Ratio) White, Antwon (Porsha) White, all of Waterloo, Tino Miller of Minnesota, RaQuishia (Willie) Harrington of North Liberty, IA and Kaiya (Cleveland) Kirk of Charlotte, NC; paternal grandmother Lillian Miller; father and mother-in- law Terry (Lena) Phillips of Waterloo; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; too many friends to count and a Brotherhood of special friends. He rejoins in Heaven his maternal grandparents William and Lou Bertha Bradford; paternal grandfather Frank Miller Sr.

Visitation for Marquellos will be held on Friday, May 26th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Locke at Tower Park, Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 27th at 11:00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church in Waterloo with Pastor Charles Daniel officiating. Burial will follow the funeral service at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo. Memorials may be directed to the family. For memories of Marquellos and messages of condolence, please visit www.lockefuneralservices.com.