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Bobbie Neal McMillan
10 Apr 1927 – 27 Oct 2009
| Birth | 10 Apr 1927 |
| Death | 27 Oct 2009 |
| Cemetery | Greenleaf Cemetery Brownwood , Brown County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Janice Williams Langley on 30 Oct 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43721237 |
Bio
Bobbie Neal McMillan, of Brownwood, was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord on Oct. 27, 2009, after a long fight with heart disease and atherosclerosis. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 at Brownwood First Baptist Church, 208 Austin Avenue in Brownwood, Texas. Burial will follow at Greenleaf Cemetery. Visitation is set for this evening at Davis-Morris Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Bob lived in Brownwood for 45 years and was a long-time member of the First Baptist Church in Brownwood. He was born on a farm near Levelland, Texas, on April 10, 1927, to Heck MacNeil McMillan and Aubra Richards McMillan. His parents moved to Hockley County, Texas, to homestead in 1924 and were among the first settlers in that area. He was preceded in death by his parents; his elder brother, Hector Leo McMillan of Levelland; and his older sister, Jean McMillan Bailey, also of Levelland. In 1945, Bob married Bette Ruth Hill. She survives him along with their four children, Ron McMillan and wife Sally of Houston, Mike McMillan and wife Jo Anna of Marietta, Ga., Craig McMillan and wife Trisha of Locker-Richland Springs, Texas, and Marsha McMillan Irons of Midland, Texas. He has 11 grandchildren, Christina McMillan of Ft. Worth, John and Jesse McMillan of Houston, Ashlie McMillan Kerr and husband Andrew Kerr of Nashville, Tenn., Brandt McMillan and wife Elizabeth of Nashville, Tenn., Buffy McMillan Simpson and husband Jimmy of Brownwood, Judson Bob McMillan of Dallas, Neal and Marsha Marie McMillan of Richland Springs, Kate Irons Dorff and husband John of Dallas, and Abbye Irons of Midland. He has three great-grandchildren, Presley Morris of Ft. Worth, and Wallace and Emory Kerr of Nashville. Mr. McMillan is also survived by his younger brother, Jerry McMillan of Lubbock; and his younger sister, Mary (Mrs. Marvin "Doc" Baker) of Weatherford, Texas. Bob attended Levelland High School, but left before graduation to serve in the U.S. Army, seeing duty in Germany at the end of WW II before being discharged as a corporal in 1946. He graduated from Sul Ross University in 1951 and began a career as a teacher and coach, first as an assistant coach at Levelland High School. He coached and taught at Richland Springs High School 1954-1957 and 1960-1964. He was also a teacher and assistant coach at Whiteface, Texas in 1958-1959. When the 3M Company opened its Brownwood plant in 1965, he became one of the first management employees. He enjoyed a long career at 3M, working in several managerial capacities before retiring in 1992. He cherished his years as a teacher and coach. He delighted in following the development of all the young men and women whose lives he influenced and watching them become successful in life. Bob was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, whose greatest joy was his family. He loved family gatherings more than anything. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter. One of his greatest pleasures was spending days with his family fishing on the Sloan Ranch or Deep Ranch along the San Saba River. He also enjoyed his crappie fishing trips to Lake Fork with friends from 3M, as well as taking his boat out on Lake Brownwood in search of catfish or white bass. Perhaps his greatest enjoyment came from watching his kids or grandkids participate in sports or receive some recognition for academic achievement. He loved children and would spend hours teaching them how to fish or helping them with some project that required a lot of patience. He will be sorely missed by all that knew him. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in his name to the First Baptist Church in Brownwood.
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