James Robert "Bob" MILLER

1911 - 2012  (100 years)

• Name	James Robert "Bob" MILLER
  Nickname	Bob
  Birth	12 Feb 1911	Holly Brook, Bland County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1F30B7C3E61340E5AC7447452EFF56657B24
  Death	20 Jan 2012	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com: James Robert "Bob" Miller, 100, (Grandpa) of Goodview, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 20, 2012. He was born on February 12, 1911 in the Holly Brook area of Bland County. His parents were James Lorenza Miller and Mellie Rosetta Bird. He was blessed to have two beautiful wives, Christine Mattox and Louise White, both of whom have predeceased him. He outlived all of his five brothers and three sisters. His daughter, Judy Miller St Clair, passed away on May 14, 2010 from cancer. He is survived by one daughter, Shirley Robinson; a son-in-law, Michael St Clair; four grandchildren, Vicky Scaggs and husband, Gary, Tony Martin, David St Clair and wife, Kelly, and Angela St Clair. He also has seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Bob was a devoted member of Beaverdam Baptist Church in Vinton. Bob came to Roanoke from West Virginia at the young age of 20 and, after several short jobs, became a certified barber. He worked at his trade in the Southeast Section of Roanoke for the next 57 years before retiring to Smith Mountain Lake. He was an accomplished musician on the guitar, fiddle, mandolin and harmonica. He enjoyed dancing and entertaining people, and continued doing so into his mid-90s before he began slowing down. Bob was seldom without his harmonica in his latter years and continued to develope a following to his music up until just before his death. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at the Joseph C. Thomas Center at the Richfield Retirement Community in Salem. Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, with pastor Edward "Bish" Creel officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends and family from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Vinton. Published in Roanoke Times from January 23 to January 24, 2012
  Person ID	I8227	America
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Janie Louise Minter,   b. 24 May 1919, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 2010, St Francis Nursing Center, Newport News, Virginia, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1986	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F3230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 20 Jan 2012 - Virginia, USA Burial - - Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.