Obituary of Sr. Milner

Mr. Joseph Hartwell Milner, Sr. age 86 of Sewanee passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Southern Tennessee Health Services at Sewanee. He was born in Flintville, Tennessee, a son of the late Oscar Allen and Ethel Blake Milner and was preceded in death by grandsons, Timothy and Matthew Milner; brother, Allen Milner. Mr. Milner was a well known businessman and banker in Monteagle for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of Morton Memorial United Methodist Church, Summit Lodge#497 F. & A.M. and Al Menah Shrine. Survivors include his wife, Naomi Frost Milner; children, Joe Milner, Jr. (Rita), Anne (Jerry) Sitz, Steven (Debra) Milner, Joshua Boone (Beverly) Milner, John Clea (Teresa) Milner; grandchildren, Edward, Angela, April, Casey, Clea, Anna, Josh, Sarah, Rachel, Joe, III, and Boone; 16 great-grandchildren A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Reverend Amanda Diamond and Dean Lutes will officiate. Burial of ashes will follow in Eastern Star Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday 5-8 P.M. at the funeral home. On line condolences may be made at www.cumberlandfuneralhome.net. Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee.