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Submitted: 11/26/21 • Approved: 11/26/21 • Last Updated: 11/29/21 • R1403090-G1403090-S3
J.B. 24 Nov 1922 - 22 Nov 2021
Jessie 27 Jun 1928 - 23 Oct 2015
Marriage: 19 Nov 1949 Jackson County, Arkansas*
Junior B. Milligan husband of Jessie (Bridgman) Milligan. Junior B. Milligan son of of Arvil A “Bo Bo” Millspaugh and Mary (Milligan) Millspaugh. Jessie (Bridgman) Milligan daughter of John Franklin Bridgman and Jencie (Mayes) Bridgman.
Please see veteran entry for additional information.
**obituary
J.B. Milligan - U.S. Veteran
November 24, 1922 - November 22, 2021
J. B. Milligan, 98 of Batesville passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. He was born November 24, 1922 in Batesville, Arkansas. He was the son of Arvil and Mary Milligan Millspaugh.
He was a retired Church of Christ minister having served at numerous churches throughout Arkansas and Missouri; a member of Harrison Street Church of Christ in Batesville and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jessie Bridgman Milligan; one son, David Milligan; three brothers, Jack Millspaugh, Jimmy Millspaugh and Berle Millspaugh and three sisters, Wanda Sherrill, Merle Christilli and Patsy Long.
Survivors include one daughter, Debbie Wade of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one brother, Jerry Millspaugh of Charlotte; two granddaughters, Amie Birdsong of Little Rock and Lindsay Haivala of Midwest City, Oklahoma; five great grandchildren, Braden Birdsong, Ally Birdsong, Gage Birdsong, Hayden Haivala and Halle Haivala; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service Chapel with Ted Knight officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Gary Bridgman, Hayden Haivala, Bobby Sherrill, Randy Long, Kenny Moser and Donald Boles.
Honorary pallbearers are the Staff of Eagle Mountain Assisted Living and Ron Webb.
Obituary provided courtesy of Qualls Funeral Service Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Published 24 Nov 2021 © 2012 - 21 Qualls Funeral Service. All Rights Reserved.
And his wife,
Jessie Bridgman Milligan
June 27, 1928 - October 23, 2015
Jessie Bridgman Milligan age 87 of Batesville died Friday, October 23, 2015 at her home. She was born June 27, 1928 at Newark, Arkansas to John Franklin and Jencie Mayes Bridgman. She married her husband of 65 years, J.B. Milligan on November 19, 1949. She was a homemaker and a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, David Milligan; six brothers, Elbert Bridgman. Frank Bridgman, Bill Bridgman, Harding Bridgman, James Bridgman, and Lindsey Bridgman and three sisters, Mary Laverne Bridgman, Montine Street and Chloe Parini.
Survivors include her husband, J.B. Milligan of the home; one daughter, Debbie Wade of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one brother, Joe Bridgman of Batesville; two granddaughters, Amie Birdsong of Benton and Lindsay Haivala of Midwest City, Oklahoma; five great grandchildren, Braden Birdsong, Ally Birdsong, Gage Birdsong, Hayden Haivala and Halle Haivala; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Central Avenue Church of Christ in Batesville with Dean Fugett officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville with arrangements by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service of Batesville.
Visitation will be Monday, October 26, 2015 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Gary Bridgman, Fred Bridgman, Greg Bridgman, Jared Bridgman, Phil Couch and Donald Boles.
Obituary provided courtesy of Qualls Funeral Service Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Published Oct 2015 © 2012-21 Qualls Funeral Service. All Rights Reserved.
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*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Junior B Milligan
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Residence Place Batesville, Independence, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1923
Spouse's Name: Jessie Bridgman
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Residence Place: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1949
Marriage Place: Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original): , Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date: 10 Nov 1949
Page: 415
Cite This Record
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2T-MY5 : 9 March 2021), Junior B Milligan, 19 Nov 1949; citing Marriage, Jackson, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,208,738.
Contributed on 11/26/21 by denise.bratcher63
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