Robert F. Bramhall

Visitation: Sunday, September 17, 2006 until 7:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Funeral Service: Monday, September 18, 2006 at 2:00pm at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Interment: will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 2:00 pm at Deaver Cemetery in Deaver, Wyoming

Robert Francis Bramhall, age 80, of Santa Fe, NM formerly of Miles City, Mt passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque, NM following a short illness.

Robert (known as Bob to all of his friends) was born May 10, 1926, in Powell, WY and was the son of Robert Merle Bramhall and Nellie (Frances) Bramhall. He attended school in Deaver, WY and graduated in 1943. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army where he served as a sergeant in Germany during the European Theater. After his discharge, he worked in the oil fields of Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. It was in Meeteetse, Wyoming where he met and married his beloved wife, Juanita in September of 1947. They settled in Meeteetse to raise their family. After leaving the oil fields, Bob worked for the Park County Road and Bridge Crew before starting the 4B Fencing Company with his wife and sons. Later, he worked for the Wyoming Department of Transportation in Meeteetse as a heavy equipment operator and moved on to crew supervisor in Basin, WY where he retired in 1991 and moved to Miles City to be near his son John's family.

In retirement, he still was a worker-chiefly known as an all around handyman. Bob enjoyed his family, fishing, and playing pool. He had a life long love of taking pictures with his 8mm movie camera, and later owned one of the first VHS recorders available. He spent many years filming his family and grandchildren growing up. He was a member of the Full Gospel Men's Fellowship, where he was a lay pastor and Bible Worker. He was also a lifelong member of the VFW and an avid supporter of the building of the W.W.II Memorial, which he visited in 2005, in Washington, DC. He was a family manwho loved and served God. Bob is survived by two sons and their wives: Robert E. and Ana of Piscataway, NJ and John and Janie of Santa Fe, NM.

He is survived by four grandsons: William and his wife Lisa, Joseph and his wife Amanda, and Timothy, and Ruben and his wife Maria. Two granddaughters: Janelle and her fianc, Shawn Loying and Bobbiana and her husband Donte Brown, and 2 great grandson: Colton and Braden and three great granddaughters: Tiyana, Megan and Hailey. He was preceded in death by his parents,a son Stanley in 1952, and his wife of 58 years, Juanita who passed away last year in 2005.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2006 until 7:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 18, 2006 at 2:00pm at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 2:00 pm at Deaver Cemetery in Deaver, Wyoming. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com . Should friends desire memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.