Tonya Puckett-Miller, Kirby Puckett's Ex-Wife, Dies At 58

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — Tonya Puckett-Miller, ex-wife of Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, died on Friday at her home in Mendota Heights from brain cancer, the Star Tribune reported. She was 58.

Puckett-Miller grew up in north Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park. She and Puckett married in 1986 and divorced in 2002. They had two children together.

The Twins great died on March 6, 2006 from a massive stroke.

Puckett-Miller remarried Rev. Dr. Melvin Miller — head of St. Paul's Progressive Baptist Church — in 2013. They had a son together who is now 14.

Puckett-Miller was diagnosed with glioblastoma in January 2022.

A memorial service is scheduled for Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at Progressive Baptist Church, according to information posted to Brooks Funeral Home.