Robert E. Towner

Robert E. Towner, 12/25/1947-11/08/2018. Former area resident Robert Eldon "Bob" Towner passed on November 8, 2018 in Gisela, AZ. 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; and three grandsons: Eli, Ethan and Wyatt. There will be a short graveside service at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Rd., Buckeye, AZ 85326 on 11/19/2018 followed by internment in the family plot.Donations in his memory can be made to Hospice Compassus, 511 S. Mud Springs Rd. Payson, AZ 85541.