Brief Life History of Bob Lilburn
Obit from the Paducah Sun Tuesday, May 13 2003 MURRAY, Ky.--Bob L. Miles, 73, of Murray died at 8:55 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and Sunday school superintendent. A technician for the U.S. Geological Survey, Mr. Miles also was director of the Baptist Builders of the Blood River Baptist Association. Surviving are his wife, Wanda Trevathan Miles; two sons, Darren Miles of Dallas, and David Miles of Murray; one stepson, Mark Morris of Pawnee, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Shelia Hall of Springfield, Ill., and Jill Manderfield of Dallas; one sister, Carolyn Tolin of Owensboro; two brothers, J.W. Miles of Murray, and Keith Miles of Wimberly, Texas; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Miles was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Trevathan Miles; and one brother. His parents were K.S. "Jack" Miles and Dorothy Wilcox Miles. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Locust Grove Baptist Church. The Revs. Jeff Elliott, Jack Jones and Larry Gilmore will officiate. Burial will be in Murray City Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray, which is in charge of arrangements; and from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Baptist Builders of the Blood River Baptist Association, 47 Aurora Highway, Hardin, KY 42048.
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- Bob L Miles, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bob L Miles, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Bob Lilburn Miles, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1936 · The Last Public Hanging in Kentucky
The hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14,1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky was the last pubic hanging in the state and the United States. Anywhere from 15,000-20,000 people showed up for this event. The media was all over the hanging since the Sheriff of Davies county was a female, even though she did not pull levers. Because of the media coverage and the circus it caused, this was the last hanging.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1952 · Atomic Energy Plant is Built Near Paducah
The atomic energy plant near Paduch, Kentucky was built in 1952. It produced enriched uranium and later nuclear fuel for commercial power plants.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Mile + genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or from its other Old French form Miles, a derivative of ancient Germanic Milo, based on the element mil, from mel ‘good, generous’. The Old French oblique case form was Milon (see Milon 1). Compare Millen and Millson .
English: variant, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, of Myhill , from a vernacular form of the Biblical name Michael . Miles Coverdale, the translator of the Bible, when in Germany, called himself Michael Anglus (‘the Englishman’).
Irish (Louth and Kilkenny): when not the same as 1 or 2, it is sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire, see Myles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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