Robert Ray “Bob” Miller, 90 of Solomons, MD passed away peacefully on February 19, 2016 in Solomons, MD. He was born on May 11, 1925 in Cleveland, TN to the late Minnie Yoder Miller and Fred L. Miller. He was the loving husband to Augusta Woolford Miller whom he married on June 26, 1947 in St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lusby, MD and she preceded him in death.
Bob graduated from Bradley High School in Cleveland, TN and went on to join the U.S. Navy on October 11, 1943. He was honorably discharged on June 4, 1946 and was recalled in 1951 during the Korean War. He served on the USS Eaton – DDE-510 and was stationed at the U.S. Naval Mine Warfare Test Station in Solomons, MD. Bob moved to Calvert Co. in 1944 from Tennessee where he met his wife Augusta. He worked for SMECO as a Lead Supervisor for 43 years. He was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church, St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Auxillary, Calvert County Lions Club, and the American Cancer Society.
Serving as pallbearers are Donald O’Neill, James Tettimer, Jason Atherton, Brian Thrasher, Thomas Hance, III, Thomas O’Neill, Joshua Tettimer, Matthew Tettimer, and Christopher Tettimer. Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.