Donald Eugene Milam was born October 6, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio. He married his wife Rita Laverne Davis in Hot Springs, Arkansas on September 16, 1967. They had two children, a daughter Dawn Elaine and a son Jared Everett. He died on February 9, 2020 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma at home surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife Rita, his daughter Dawn and her husband Keith Parker of McKinney, Texas, and their son Jared and his wife Audrey Kellogg Milam of Portland, Oregon , and bonus daughter Katie Redfern and her husband Jonathan of McKinney, Texas. They are also survived by five grandchildren, Emma , Zoe, and Mackenzie of McKinney, Texas, and Everett and Adelynn of Portland, Oregon, four sisters, Cynthia Small of Bossier City, Louisiana, Kathy Howard of Splendora, Texas, Joan Lambert and her husband Donnie of Amity, Arkansas and Tina Imholt of Splendora, Texas, also nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by his parents Mel Milam and Frances Logan Milam. Services will be held February 23 at 3 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 462753 E 1023 Road, Sallisaw, on Highway 64.Arrangements are under the direction of Forever Memories Funeral Service, Sallisaw