Stuart "Wayne" Milby

Stuart "Wayne" Milby obituary, Louisville, KY

Stuart "Wayne" Milby

Stuart "Wayne" Milby Obituary

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Stuart "Wayne" Milby, 60, of Louisville, KY, passed away, Tuesday May 6, 2025, after a long illness. He was born on October 4, 1964, in Louisville, Ky. He was raised, and spent his early adulthood, including starting a family in Ft. Wayne, IN. 

Wayne was a graduate of South Side High School and then furthered his education at IU Southeast. Some of his most enjoyment in life included a love of film, movies and gaming. He returned to Louisville, Ky, where he became a trusted JCPS school bus driver. After 15 years of dedicated service, he took early retirement due to health issues. For many of those years, Wayne was a shuttle bus driver for Southeast Christian Church. 

Wayne is survived by his loving and devoted mother, Gail Totten, of Louisville, Ky, who cared for him the past several years; father, Robert Milby, of Sidney, Ohio; children, Ryan (Olivia), April, Mickayla and grandchildren, Grayson, Avery Milby all of Ft. Wayne, IN; brother, Preston Milby (Michelle) and nephew Casey Milby, all of Huntington, Wv; aunt's, Peggy Cook Spalding and Edith Speth. A very special cousin Rhonda Muirheid Alonso, who he loved dearly and assisted him for many years throughout his illness.  

Newcomer Cremations, Funerals and Receptions, East Louisville Chapel, 235 Juneau Drive Louisville, Ky, 40243, is assisting the family with a private family gathering, with burial at his request, next to his beloved grandparents at Louisville Memorial Gardens West.  

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