Henry Milligan

January 5, 2008

Henry T. Milligan, 89, of 56 Lamont St., died at 1:25 P.M. Wednesday (Dec. 26, 2007) in WCA Hospital. He was born Sept. 14, 1918 in Middletown, N.Y., the son of Jonah and Abigail Milligan. Prior to retiring he had been employed as a polisher at Marlin-Rockwell Corp., and in earlier years had worked for the former Erie Railroad. Mr. Milligan was a member of Blackwell Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church and was a social member of John W. Tiffany Post 53, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Robert P. Illig Chapter 47, Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member and former board member of the Marlin-Rockwell Retirees Association. Always an easy going gentleman, he was devoted to his wife and family and loved to watch his grandchildren and great grandchildren participate in various sporting activities. He was always anxious to assist his friends and family members in any way he could, and would lend his assistance without being asked. He is survived by a daughter, Abbie P. Jones of Jamestown; eight grandchildren: Jeannette A. Jones of Jamestown, Edward W. ?Wayne? Jones of Los Angeles, Calif., and Paula Jackson, Sandra Stevenson, and Marshall, William, Steven, and Anthony Green, all of Lexington, Ky.; seventeen great grandchildren, including HaShaun and Henry Lamont Leeper, both of Jamestown, Aaron Leeper of Amherst, N.Y., and Corey and Aaron Jones, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; two great great grandchildren: HaShaun Jr. and Deserae Leeper, both of Warren, Pa.; and four nieces: Janice Hunter of Denver, Col., Gail Van Dunk and Rhonda Jellema, both of Middletown, N.Y., and Ariel Hammond of Florida; and his beloved dog, Classy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Mae Humphrey Milligan, whom he married May 23, 1976 in Jamestown, and who died Dec. 8, 2006; two brothers: Charles and David Milligan; and by a niece, Sophie Garrison. The funeral will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday January 5, 2008 in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. The Rev. Annette Hood, pastor of Blackwell Chapel, A.M.E. Zion Church will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 ? 7:00 P.M. Friday January 4, 2008 in the funeral home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to Blackwell Chapel, A.M.E. Zion Church, 610 Spring St., Jamestown, N.Y. 14701