Robert L. Miller
| Robert L. Miller, Sr. | |
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| Mayor of Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky | |
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In office January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Pickett |
| Succeeded by | Paul E. Osborne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 24, 1927 Taylor County, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | February 11, 2011 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Bernice Chapman Miller (married 1947–2000, her death) |
| Children |
Robert L. Miller, Jr. |
| Parents | Martin K. and Birdie Mae Baumgardner Miller |
| Residence | Campbellsville, Kentucky |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist |
(1) Bernice Chapman Miller (married 1947–2000, her death)
Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Terri M. Barnes
Robert L. Miller, Sr. (July 24, 1927 – February 11, 2011), also known as Bobby Miller, was a politician and civic leader from Campbellsville in Taylor County in central Kentucky. He was principally known for his work as the mayor of the small city of Campbellsville from 1966 to 1998.
Miller was born in Taylor County to the late Martin K. Miller and the former Birdie Mae Baumgardner. He was a veteran of the United States Navy during the latter portion of World War II. He was a licensed land surveyor and a retired employee of Tennessee Gas Transmission Company, based in Gabe in Green County, Kentucky. Miller was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Campbellsville and a trustee of Methodist-affiliated Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia in Adair County. He was active in Gideons International, a religious group which distributes Bibles to schools, hotel rooms, and other public places. Miller was a benefactor of the Boy Scouts of America, which awarded him its Silver Beaver Award.
On August 31, 1947, Miller married Bernice Chapman (July 28, 1931 – December 1, 2000). The couple had a son and two daughters, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. On May 17, 2002, Miller married Jeania Judd, who had three children from a previous marriage.
After more than three decades in the nonpartisan position of mayor, Miller, a Republican, was defeated on November 2, 1998, by Realtor Paul E. Osborne of Osborne-Humphress Realty Company, a Democrat. On Miller's death, Osborne described his former opponent as "a visionary who donated countless hours of his time to make the community better. I would say that most of Campbellsville's growth was because of his leadership." Osborne credits Miller with the development of the water line to the city from Green River Lake, the expansion of Campbellsville City Park, addition of a new municipal swimming pool, and the establishment of a professional, rather than volunteer, fire department. Osborne recalls that Miller worked all day at Tennessee Gas and then came to City Hall, where he remained as long as needed visiting with constituents and handling municipal business. According to Osborne, Miller "never heard of a problem he didn't like. He tried to solve all of them."
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