Mr. Robert Benjamin Miles, Sr. age 93, of Winfield passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield. Robert was born to John Frank Miles and Lillie Harbin Miles on June 16, 1925. Robert grew up in the Rock City community, went thru the 6^th grade at Bobo elementary school, and later earned his GED through the GI Bill while serving in the U.S. Navy. Robert married his sweetheart, Lucille Black from Fayette and raised three children, Bobby, Helen, and Lillie. Robert worked several jobs, sometimes simultaneously, in order to provide for his family. He was employed at the Joslyn Steel Mill in Ft. Wayne, IN, five days a week and at a local service station on the weekends. Upon returning to Alabama, he worked for the Winfield Pepsi Company and Glen Allen Coal. Robert enjoyed playing music and working at his sawmill.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Jenny Bell, Margaret, and Murral, four brothers, Jim, Donald, Junior and Arnold. He is survived by his children, Robert Miles, Jr. “Bobby” (Chesteen) of Winfield, Helen Henderson (Sam) of Fayette, and Lillie Everette (Benny) of Fayette, grandchildren, Sharon Dickinson (Steve), Kristy Corley (John), Michele Stanford (Craig), Ross Henderson (Revelle), Miles Henderson, Bryan Everette (Shari), Angela Cribb (Scott), great grandchildren, Kyle Rainey (Tasha), Kevin Rainey, Ryan Stanford, Kelsi Stanford, Allyson Afshar (Bryan), Brooke Hynds (Caleb), Rhett Henderson, Sadie Henderson, Isabel Henderson, Everette Cribb, Morgan Cribb, Aaron Cribb, Madison Cribb, and Lauren Cribb, great great grandchildren, Kolt Rainey, Ben, Bryce and Barrett Afshar, Harper and Callie Hynds, and three more on the way.

Funeral services for Robert will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Griggs Place Cemetery. The visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. (service time) on Thursday at the funeral home. Bowen Funeral Home serving the Miles Family.