- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1926
- Date Of Death: February 13, 2016
- State: Montana
Milam Van Hearron passed away peacefully in his 90th year on February 13, 2016, at Grand Park Assisted Living community in Billings, Montana. He was born August 4, 1926 in Porum, Oklahoma, to Stonewall Jackson and Marie (Parsons) Hearron as the oldest of their three children. In the 1930s the family moved to Arizona and California, settling in Buttonwillow. During World War II he proudly enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving in the Pacific Theater of operations, primarily on Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. After the war, Milam attended Bakersfield College concentrating on business courses. On Nov. 2, 1946 he married Virginia Burrow, and together they created a happy family with their four daughters. He enjoyed following the Los Angeles Dodgers and instilled a love of baseball in his girls. Milam worked for Union Oil Company, and in 1965 he was transferred to Billings. During this time he made many long lasting friendships with co-workers.
