Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:48 pm Monday, February 8, 2016

Mikey Christopher Milam

Mikey Christopher Milam, 46, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at the Red Bay Hospital. He was born in Red Bay to Alton Eugene and Mary Newell Milam. He was a construction worker.

Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, with Bro. John Starling and Bro. Hollis Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Red Bay City Cemetery, Red Bay.

Survivors are his wife, Angie Milam of Red Bay; four children, Christopher Milam and wife, Jennifer of Iuka, Dustin Milam of El Paso, Tex., Nikalas Milam and Angel Milam both of Red Bay; five grandchildren, Owen Slade Milam, Christopher Trae Milam, Daken Zayne Milam, Tristan Luke Milam and Ashton Michael Milam; two step-grandchildren, Sierra and Brayden Kiddy; his mother, Mary Milam Anderson of Florence; one sister, Ruthie Fisher and husband, Ray of Russellville; three nieces and nephews, Jamie Christopher Milam, Benji Martin and Jennifer Hall.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gene Milam; his sister, Kay Frederick; his brother, Michael Eugene Milam and his half-sister, Bobbie Leigh Roberts.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Milam, Nikalas Milam, Dustin Milam, Jamie Milam, Benji Martin and Richard Hughes.

Visitation was held Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay.

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