Obituary: Milton "Bill" Harmon, May 30, 2013 Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines April 2015 *********************************************************************** The Observer/Enterprise, Coke County, TX - June 7, 2013 Milton "Bill" Harmon, 91, of Robert Lee, Texas, died Thursday, May 30, 2013. Visitation was all day Sunday, June 2, 2013, with the family present from 2 pm to 4 pm. Funeral services were held at 10 am Monday, June 3, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Robert Lee, with Bill Hood, pastor of Pecan Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Paint Creek Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home. Bill was born July 6, 1921, in Coke County, Texas, to Thomas and Amanda Harmon. He graduated from Robert Lee High School. Bill served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946. While a Navy SeaBee,he served as a member of the Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1058, the first Artic oil expedition. Bill married Evelyn Synder Eickein in 1948, and she preceded him in death in April 1997. He later married Dorothy Thomas, who died in 2003. Bill was an active member in his church, Pecan Baptist,and his community until his health started to fail. He loved to travel and retired from Vulcan Materials of Denver City, Texas, after driving over 2 million safe miles. Bill was a caring man who was loved by all. He is preceded in death by his parents, two wives, one daughter, Barbara Garrett, one grandson, Brent Price, eight brothers, and one sister. Survivors include one brother, Randall of San Angelo; one sister, Inez Harper, of Robert Lee; one son, Jim Eicke and wife, Sharon of Amarillo; one daughter, Sandy Mader and husband Vern, of Canon City, Colorado; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren,and three great-great-grand-children; many nieces and nephews that were an important part of his life, as well. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Olean Stricklan, of Robert Lee and his granddaughter, Sabrina Krueger who were precious care-givers that enabled him to stay in his home and took loving care of him for as long as possible. *************************** Permission granted by The Observer/Enterprise for publication in the Coke County TXGenWeb and/or the Coke County Archives of the USGenWeb. Copyright. All rights reserved.