Robert “Bob” Miller of Crawfordsville passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2023, at Bickford of Crawfordsville. He was 87.
Bob was happiest when he was farming or sitting on a tractor; he liked to cut wood, mow and garden. He worked as a truck driver for Frito-Lay and with the Indiana State Highway Department building Interstate 74, then settled into working at Mid-States, where he retired after 33 years. He also served in the Army Reserves and was sent to Fort Bliss.
Born at home on the family dairy farm on June 28, 1935, in Warren County, Iowa, near Adel, he was the son of Arthur Miller and Lulu Zuck Miller. When he was in his mid-teens, his family moved to Long Beach, California and he graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic. He married Virginia Wilson on July 20, 1963. She survives.
Surviving family includes: wife Virginia “Ginny” Miller of Crawfordsville; four sons, Daniel (Sonya) Miller of Atlanta, Rick Miller of Kenai, Alaska, Monty (Sue) Miller of Carmel and Darrin Miller of Bainbridge; daughter Sherri (Matt) Bentley of Crawfordsville; grandchildren, Kacey (Cory) Price, Marcus Miller, Gage Bentley, Nathan Miller, Isabella Bentley, Brennan (Trinity) Miller, Xavier Miller and Vivian Kolasinski; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers; and one sister.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash Ave. Services will begin at 3 p.m., with Pastor Mike Whitacre officiating.
Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.
