James Thomas Milton

James Thomas Milton

James Thomas Milton, 72, of Mineral, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond.

Born January 17, 1937, in Charlottesville, he was a son of the late John Edward Milton and Ruby Lee Gilbert Milton.

Mr. Milton was a lifetime member of the Mineral Volunteer Fire Department with 32 years of active service. He served as a former chief and was the first recipient of the Outstanding Fireman Award for Louisa County.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susan Utz Milton of Mineral; three daughters, Anne Harding and her husband, Walter, of Richmond, Malinda Cantey and her husband, Henry, of Germantown, Maryland, and Beth M. Humphries and her husband, Robert, of Rockville, Virginia; three sons, Timothy Utz Milton and his wife, Susan, of Kents Store, James Franklin Milton II and his wife, Erin, of Louisa, and Robert Jonathan Milton of Mineral; one brother, John Gilbert Milton of Chester; 14 grandchildren, Alexander Milton, Alissa Perdue, Riley Lee-Evans, Jonathan Humphries, Harry Cantey, Samantha Lee-Evans, Benjamin Humphries, Mary Milton, Macy Harding, Andrew Milton, Jacob Milton, Brenton Milton, Makayla Milton, and Carter Milton; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2009, at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Gordonsville, with interment to follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Reverend Richard E. Fichter Jr. will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2009, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or to the Mineral Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 274, Mineral, VA 23117.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.