Vickie Miller Lang has been unanimously appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Southside Economic Development District (SEDD), marking another chapter in a remarkable family legacy of service, business leadership, and philanthropy.
Her three year appointment was approved by the Monroe City Council at its regular meeting on Monday.
Lang serves as CEO of Trust Millers—the combined operation of Miller’s Funeral Home and Reliable Insurance Company.
Together with her mother, 91-year-old Cleo Miller, who remains the company’s iron-fisted president, Lang continues the Miller family’s 90-year tradition of providing funeral and burial services while quietly supporting countless community causes.
The Miller family’s contributions stretch far beyond business. Since 1935, when Lang’s grandfather, Joseph Miller Sr., founded Miller Funeral Home, and her grandmother launched Reliable Insurance in 1940, the family has financed civil rights efforts, helped the wrongfully accused make bail, and donated generously to youth groups, churches, and charities across the region.
At its peak, Reliable Insurance was recognized by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top Black-owned insurance companies in America, employing over 150 people across multiple states.
Lang, who took over daily operations after her father, Joseph Miller Jr., died in 2015, shares her family’s passion for helping others.
Those close to her say she often drives her mother around Monroe, handing out $10 bills to the homeless—sometimes a dozen people a day—simply to help them buy a meal.
For the Millers, this quiet generosity is a way of life, not a photo opportunity.
“Service isn’t just something we talk about; it’s something we live,” Lang said, discussing her appointment last week.
“I’m honored to serve on the Board of Commissioners and continue finding ways to make Monroe a better place for everyone.”
Members of the Monroe City Council congratulated Lang on her new three-year term on the ten-member board, praising her leadership and commitment to community development.
With her appointment, Lang represents both the past and the future of one of Monroe’s most respected family institutions—a family that has spent nearly a century ensuring that compassion, not just commerce, guides their work.
