Milly Bernard

Mildred Adelaide Cox Oberhansley Bernard (May 28, 1920 – November 7, 2005) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Kearns, Utah, serving five terms from 1966 to 1976.

Early life and career

Bernard was born May 28, 1920, in Brewster, Nebraska, to Robert E. and Eleanor Jarvis Cox. She graduated with honors from Broken Bow High School in Broken Bow, Nebraska, after which she attended business college in Denver.

Two marriages, to Robert E. Workman and to Rex E. Oberhansley, ended in divorce. In 1972, she married Justice Court Judge Lynn (Bud) Bernard; the marriage lasted until his death in 1987. A Democrat, she served as Majority Whip, and as Minority and Majority Leader. She also sat on a number of boards and committees, including the Juvenile Court Governing Board, the Judicial Council, the Granite Mental Health Board, the Community Action Board, and the Social Services Committee.

In 1976, Bernard was appointed by Governor Cal Rampton and reappointed by Governor Scott M. Matheson to the Utah Public Service Commission, on which she served as chairman until her retirement in 1982.

Bernard died in Keans at the age of 85.