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Frank M. Milam, 84, of Bridgeport, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010, in the VA Medical Center following a bout with cancer.  He was born in Charleston on March 6, 1926, a son of the late Jacob C. and Lucy Mairs Milam. 

He is survived by his wife, Louise Stadler Batman-Milam. 

Also surviving are his daughters, Lucy Thompson and her husband Rodney; and Margaret Anne Milam; his son, Robert T. Milam; a sister-in-law, Anne Gaines McKinney; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Blanche (Bee Gee) Gaines, and his sister, Margaret H. Milam. 

After being discharged from the Navy as a Hospital Apprentice Second Class V-6 USNR, Frank attended Mason College of Music in Charleston.  He also played in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra for two years and in various dance bands. 

Frank had moved to Orlando, FL with his family in 1955 where he worked in the fire and casualty insurance industry as a Safety Engineer.  He directed his own dance band, Frank Milam and the Blue Notes and was active in the music ministry, serving as choir director of several Orlando churches. He was a member of the Orlando Elks Lodge #294; the Orlando Moose Lodge #766; and the Orlando Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers.  He was a member of the Dover Shores Baptist Church, Orlando.

Frank moved to Bridgeport in 2005 when he married Louise Stadler Batman.  While living in Bridgeport he played two seasons in the Shinnston Community Band.  He was a member of Simpson Creek Baptist Church where he participated in the music program playing the bass violin and singing in the choir.  He was a member of Fairmont Elks Lodge 294.

Memorial contributions in Frank’s memory may be made to a local Hospice.

Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the WV National Cemetery, Pruntytown, with Katherine Louise Burton presiding.  Military Funeral Honors will be accorded.

A celebration of Frank’s life will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Dover Shores Baptist Church in Orlando, FL

Burnside Funeral Home, Bridgeport

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Mon, May 10, 2010 This is Susan Gaines Haley wishing Uncle Frank's family peace in this time. I am so sorry for the loss of Uncle Frank. He has always been in my thoughts. I know he will be missed so much. I remember him as a very funny man that made me laugh. Much love and hugs to all of you. You are all in my thoughts. Susan. 

 
Fri, May 14, 2010

To our long lost former neighbors, with whom we spent many happy childhood hours in the backyards of Churchill Drive in Charleston, Margaret Ellen (now Meg) and I extend our heartfelt condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father Frank. Both of our parents have also passed on, but they used to reminisce about “the good old days” on Churchill Drive raising their kids across the yard from Frank and Bee Gee, the Scotts, the Wattses and the Cophers.

With our deepest sympathy,  Diana and Margaret Ellen Green