- Date Of Birth: November 26, 1925
- Date Of Death: August 26, 2009
- State: Florida
Mr. Robert W. (Bob) Milner, Sr., passed away on August 26 in Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee.
Mr. Milner was born November 26, 1925, in Sheffield, Ala., and served in the US Navy during WWII, aboard the USS Oak Hill in the South Pacific theatre. He was an excellent signalman who learned Morse Code as a Boy Scout and put it to use during WWII. After the war, Mr. Milner became employed with National Container Corp. in Jacksonville, where he met his future bride Billie Thompson, whom he married in 1947. Mr. Milner spent many years in the insurance and real estate business, retiring from Gulf Life Insurance Company.
In addition to the insurance business, Mr. Milner also managed a tire store, and Dairy Queen restaurant and sold cars in Starke, Fla. He worked in Madison County, where he served on the School Board, and Starke, before moving to Tallahassee in 1977. He was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. After retirement, Mr. Milner drove for retired Judge Gus Fontaine and local attorney Chip Beal. Mr. Milner was preceded in death by his father and mother, Pitt Milner and Cecile Brown, and a sister, Elizabeth Kiser. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Billie Milner; a sister, Frances Seifert of Evanston, Illinois; six sons: Richard (Julie) of Omaha, AR, Mark (Lynn) of Tallahassee, Bob Jr. (Carol) of Starke, Fl., Kevin (Heather) of Green bay, WI, Tony and John (Paula) of Tallahassee. He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
