TOWNER, Robert Eldon

Wickenburg Sun (Wickenburg, Arizona) Wednesday, November 21, 2018, p. A-5 Former area resident Robert Eldon "Bob" Towner passed on Nov. 8, 2018, in Gisela, Ariz. Mr. Towner was 70 years of age and fought a protracted battle with cancer. Mr. Towner was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam and in the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Sample, DE 1048. During his career Mr. Towner farmed in the Buckeye Valley, worked as a real estate broker in Maricopa, Pima and Yavapai Counties and as a firefighter/paramedic in multiple Central Arizona Communities. Mr. Towner was preceded in death by his father Eldon H. Towner. He is survived by his mother Elsie M. Towner; his loving wife Pamela; his children Brooke Towner, Kevin and Holly Johnson, Jason and Shelly Miglio, Kami and Jennifer Miglio; three grandsons Eli, Ethan and Wyatt. There was a short graveside service held at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Rd., Buckeye, on Nov. 19, followed by interment in the family plot. Donations in his memory can be made to Hospice Compassus, 511 S. Mud Springs Rd. Payson, AZ 85541.