Mrs. Robin Milliner Kellam, 80, widow of John T. Kellam III and a resident of Onancock, passed away peacefully early Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock.
Robin was born in Nassawadox and was the second of four daughters of the late Robert E. Milliner and Norma Lee Milliner. She was raised in Onancock and attended Onancock High School.
Robin returned to the Eastern Shore soon after the birth of her son, John Harris, and lived and worked there the rest of her life. She was a long-term employee of Shore Savings and Loan through its transition to Shore Savings Bank and then spent the rest of her career managing the office for her family’s three businesses.
Robin grew up attending Market Street United Methodist Church and was a passionate caregiver and devoted supporter of her family and the local community. She volunteered her accounting services to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, was a longtime member of the Eastern Shore Alzheimer’s Leadership Council, and was a committee member for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk/Walk to End Alzheimer’s on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
She is survived by her son, John Harris Kellam and his wife, Anne Godwin Kellam; and her granddaughters, Meridith Kellam and Parker Kellam Murphy and her husband, Troy. She is also survived by one sister, Polly Ransone and husband, Emmett, of Onancock; her niece, Jessica Ransone Slater and her husband, Jared, of Richmond; her nephew, David Ziegler and his wife, Hillary, of Henrico; her great-niece, Audrey Paige Slater; two great-nephews, Owen and Aaron Ziegler; and her friend and companion, Gerald Davis.
Funeral services will be held at Market Street Methodist Church in Onancock on Friday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ray Daisey officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 6160 Kempsville Circle, Suite 322A, Norfolk, VA 23502, www.alz.org
Memory tributes may be shared at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements are by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.
