Mr. William "Bill" Milburn Jr.

Mr. W. H. "Bill" Milburn Jr., 83 years old of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was born on Friday, August 30, 1929, in Shreveport, Louisiana, son of the late William Hardy, Sr. and Beulah Mercer Milburn. Mr. Milburn was an avid LSU Football fan and he also loved golf. He was a Past President of Oak Knoll Country Club and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hammond. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and retired from U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as Director of Internal Audit. Surviving are his daughter, Kathryn Milburn Stuart, son, William Todd Milburn, grandson, William Edward Spencer "Wes" Stuart, and granddaughter, Kathryn "Katy" Lane Stuart. He is preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, JoAnn Gandy Milburn, brothers, Lewis and John Milburn, sisters, Lula Mae White, and Willie Pat Howard. Friends will be received on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at First United Methodist Church of Hammond. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church of Hammond, Tuesday, at 11:00 am, with Rev. Joe Donakey officiating. Interment will follow in the Rose Memorial Park Cemetery Hammond, Louisiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Our Daily Bread Foundation or the Mother's Morning Out Program at First United Methodist Church of Hammond.