In 1993, Ashley joined Milam Funeral Home as part-time office help while attending University of Florida. Over the next two years she became more involved in assisting with visitations and services. Then, after receiving her funeral apprentice license; she started working and learning directly under her father Mickey.
Ashley enrolled in St. Pete Junior College in 1995 for funeral service and in July 1996 she graduated from SPJC with an Associate of Science in Funeral Service. In 1997 she obtained her license from the State of Florida as a Funeral Director.
She moved to Newberry, Florida in June 2006 and became the FDIC at the Newberry Milam Funeral Home Chapel. In 2008, she moved to Plantation, Florida and worked with T.M. Ralph Funeral Home, another family owned and operated firm. And in 2009, Ashley came back to Alachua County and is presently the FDIC in Newberry, Florida where she resides.
In January 2015, as we were entering the 25th anniversary of Milam Funeral Home, Mickey decided to turn the reigns over to Ashley and semi-retired from working. He still comes in to work, and he handles all of our monument orders, and helps when the staff is busy. He is enjoying life and his family, after 50 years of working as a licensed funeral director.
Ashley has been the General Manager for the last fifteen years, and in January transitioned into the Chief Licensed Funeral Director. She has also enrolled in the Bachelor’s program at Santa Fe College, to earn her Bachelor’s in Business Management, and finished her first year of classes in April 2015.