Miller, George M.
1873-1903
Gloom
was spread over our
whole
community
on Monday of
last week
when word was received
that George M.
Miller
had passed
away.
George
Merritt Miller was born at
Lowell, Indiana,
September
13, 1873 and died at
Odessa Texas April 18,
1903
aged 29 years, 7
months
and 3 days and was buried
at Eagleville, Masonic
cemetery
at 3:00
o'clock,
Wednesday April
22.
At the age of
three
years he moved with
his
parents
to Missouri, where
he
spent the
remainder of
his life.
At
the age of thirteen he
united
with the Christian
Church
and was
baptized
into the same by
Elder Coffey.
In
summing up the life of
the
deceased,
let us start
at the beginning. At
the age of about six
years,
God called
his
earthly
mother home to
rest, but
in His wisdom
and
love, sent an angel of
mercy to fill her
place,
for in 1881 his
father was
united in
marriage to
Miss
Addie Bonar, who was
all that a mother could
have been; ever
thoughtful,
kind and
loving to the boy whose
affliction was never out
of
her mind. At the
age of
eight years, George while
playing with a toy
pistol,
met with the
unfortuante
accident
depriving him of
the sight of his left eye,
and
at about
the age of ten
the eye was removed, and
from the time of the
accident,
until
his death
he had never enjoyed good
health, it being the
remote
cause of his
death.
But
in all
these years of
affliction he murmured
not, nor
asked
his friends to share
his sorrow, for well he
knew that he would not
be
spared
long.
Prior
to his
final illness, he
unbosomed himself to an
intimate
friend, telling
him that he had not long
to tarry, but no word
of
murmuring
did he
utter. Tis true
regret rang in every word,
for George was
ambitious
and life was dear to
him. Public
spirited,
progressive,
broad
minded,
his name could be seen on
every subscription
paper
for any worthy
cause.
He was one of
the first to
subscribe $100.00 to the
Eagleville
hall. He
worked for
and encouraged
the spread of the
telephone
system to
all parts of the
county. He was
through his untiring
efforts
that
Eagleville
got her rural route.
As postmaster he was
the
favorite of the
community;
first to visit
the sick,
first to speak a kind word
to the
disheartened,
affectionate
with
children, courteous
to the
aged, full of
wit,
humor and good
feeling toward his fellow
man.
During his
stay
in Odessa
Texas a
letter was sent to the
Knights of Pythias lodge
at
that place, telling
them
that a sick brother
was in
their midst, and
immediately loving
hearts
and
willing hands
were present to administer
to all wants, and
when the
final hour
had
arrived, they took entire
charge of the body,
relieving
the parents of
all
the care
possible.
At
Bethany, loving hearts
gathered
around the grief
stricken
parents with kind
words;
at Blythedale, friends
gathered around
the
casket,
and brother
knights
hurried to meet
the dear
departed.
It
was
the
request of the family
that
the Knights of Pythian
lodge take charge of
the
funeral,
which they
did, taking the
remains to
their lodge
room,
where
suitable decorations
were prepared.
At
one o'clock on
Wednesday
the
remains were
taken to the Christian
Church were Elder A.L.
Johnston
addressed
the
assemblage,
after which
the Knights of
Pythias
took
charge of the body,
reaching
to the cemetery
where they
laid all that remained of
their
brother to
rest, and with
touching and impressive
words gave him back to
the
earth.
Consumption
was the immediate
cause of
death to George
Miller
and no effort or
expense was spared by his
loving parents, making
the
last
hours of this
life as pleasant as
possible and what could
have
been more
touching than
the spoken words that were
written in the tears
that
were shed;
the
flowers that were strewn
over the casket, the
multitude
of people from
far
and near, the heart
broken
cries of little
children who loved the
departed
one These
were the
tokens of love
and esteem,
shown to our
brother
and
friend.
Many
tender ties are broken and
who can find it in
his
heart to
say they will
not be reunited? In
the death of George M.
Miller,
the
family has
lost a dutiful and loving
son and brother, the
community
a good
citizen
and in behalf of our
entire people, we extend
to
the family heartfelt
sympathy
to their sad
bereavement.
Mrs.
Lou
Curry
transcribed
by
Melody
Beery
source:
Bethany Republican
Paper
April
29, 1903
edition
vol.xxxi
JULIA ANN HUMPHRY
MULL
1834-1921
The grim reaper of
death
has invaded our
domestic
circle again and taken
from our midst a
well
known and respected
woman. Julia Ann Humphry,
daughter of William
and
Mary
Humphry was born
in Indiana November 16,
1834 and departed from
this
life July
6, 1921,
being at the time of her
death 86 years, 7
months
and 20 days
old.
She grew to
womanhood in
Indiana and was united in
marriage
to
Charles
Mull in
1851.
She
with her
husband decided
to
emigrate
to
Missouri and,
being one of the early
pioneers came in a
covered
wagon and
drove an
ox team. It took
them six weeks to make
the
trip. They
settled
on a farm in
Caldwell
county and lived there two
years.
They
then grew discouraged
with pioneering and went
back to Indiana and
lived
there
eight
years. They then
decided to come back to
Missouri
and made this
trip
in a covered wagon
but
drove a team of
horses. They spent
they
remainder of their
lives near Martinsville
and vicinity in Harrison
County.
To
this
union twelve children
were born, ten boys and
two
girls.
Nine
children have
preceded her
in
death. Her
husband
departed from this
life November 21,
1878. She has since
made
her home
with her son
Charles, where she
died. Three children
survive her.
The
names
of the surviving
children
are: Chloe
Thomas
of Quinter,
Kansas,
Wiley of Toledo, Iowa, who
were unable to attend
the
funeral account
of sickness, and Charles
of Harrison
County.
She is
also
survived by two sisters
Mrs. George Smith and
Mrs.
Scott Kelly, both of
Harrison
County.
In
early
life she obeyed the gospel
of Christ and
became a
member of the
Chrisitan
church and
remained a
faithful member
until
her death.
Sixteen years ago she had
the misfortune
of
falling on
the ice and
broke her hip, making her
a cripple the
remainder of
her life, but
she was so
patient with
her
sufferings. She was
never heard to
complain
or murmur of her
affliction. She was
very industrious and
lived
up to a
high
standard of Christian
womanhood and was always
willing
to help those in
trouble
and
need.
She had
been in failing health for
several years and
for
three
weeks had been
hovering
near death's
door.
About 10
o'clock on
Wednesday, July
6, the
doors of the
unknown opened and the
messenger
came
taking the weary
pilgrim home to a mansion
not made with hands
that
God has
prepared for
those that love and obey
His will. But
friends
and
relatives do
not mourn as those that
have no hopes for soon
we
shall meet her
face to
face where no parting
comes and no farewell
spoken.
The
funeral
was held at
Wesley Chapel
July 7, Rev
Baxley of
Martinsville. The
body
was borne to the
cemetery near by six of
her grandsons and laid
to
rest by the
side of
loved one gone on
before.
submitted by: Melody
Beery
source:
personal
papers of Clara
Fish
MARTIN,
NORA
1895-1973
Mrs. Nora
Martin,
77 died unexpectedly at
her home in Lamoni, IA
on
June 2. She
was a
native of Harrison County,
and was the daughter
of
the late Samuel and
Lillie
(Lacy)
Fish.
Survivors
include her husbad, Emory
Martin,
of the
home; a
daughter, Alberta, state
of Nevada; five sons,
Garland
and Rex, state
of
Colorado,
Robert, state of
California, Jay,
state of
Arizona, Raymond,
Lamoni
Iowa; two sisters,
Mrs.
Zella Hale, Ridgeway, and
Mrs. Lottie Ross,
Bethany; five
brothers,
Dee Fish,
Eagleville, Claude Fish
and Roy Fish,
Bethany,
Sherm Fish,
Hatfield, and
Newton Fish,
Lamar, 20
grandchildren
and 12
great
grandchildren.
Services
were June 4 at
the United
Methodist
church.
Burial was
in the Rose
Hill
cemetery.
submitted by:
Melody Beery
source:
personal
papers of Clara
Fish