Bob Moore

Bob Moore, owner of the former Milo Williams Jewelers stores, was a dedicated merchant in downtown Butler who also loved designing and driving race cars. He died Monday at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer.

The jewelry store was in Moore’s family for 100 years until he closed it in 2008, said his wife, Joyce Emigh Moore.

The business was started by a relative who sold it to Moore’s father who passed it down to him, she said. The store had two locations — 114 S. Main St. in Butler and in the Clearview Mall — when it closed.

“His dad bought it from his cousin then Bob inherited it from his dad. It’s been in the family the whole time, around 100 years,” Emigh Moore said.