Willard graduated from Austin High School and went on to serve in the United States Air Force, during which he earned numerous medals and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. After his time in the military, he managed Branding Iron Restaurant.
Willard is preceded in death by his wife Sydonia Janell Morgan; parents Willard Millner Sr. and Josephine Morgan; sister Donna Kay Millner and brother Jack M. Millner; sons Ronald Leon Millner and Kirk Morgan Millner; and daughter-in-law Mary Berkel.
Willard is survived by his sons Jack Randle Millner, sister Jo Anne Bell; grandchildren Silvia Millner Farrell, Sarah Morgan Thomas, and Emily Katherine Millner; as well as by his great-grandchildren Payden Cash Thomas, Wynlee Morgan Thomas, Falyn Reigh Thomas, Gabriella Morgan Farrell, Georgia Glenn Farrell, William James Farrell III, Addison Hayley Lang, Kylie Jade LAang, and Mollie Dean Katherine-Provence.
A visitation for Willard will be held Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 6300 West William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78749. A graveside service will occur Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM, 6300 West William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78749. A funeral service will occur Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 6300 West William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78749.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldenforestoaks.com for the Millner family.
